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Suwon

Suwon is a city in the southern central part of Gyeonggi-do. As the provincial capital, it is the political, economic, and administrative center of Gyeonggi-do. Wikivoyage

Population 1,234,300 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in South Korea

Visas and entry What your passport needs for South Korea
Tourist office · 1.3 km Suwon Hwaseong Tourist Information Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival

    October

    Eight-day festival around the fortress, held for the 63rd time in 2026 (4–11 October).

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Suwon); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Gucheon-dong Tools Market

    구천동공구시장

    No hours mapped

    660 m from the centre

  • South Gate Rodeo Market

    남문로데오시장

    No hours mapped

    900 m from the centre

  • South Gate Fashion 1st Street

    남문패션1번가시장

    No hours mapped

    1.0 km from the centre

  • Motgol Market

    못골종합시장

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Citizen Shopping Market

    시민상가시장

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Yeongdong Market

    영동시장

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Minarigwang Market

    미나리광시장

    No hours mapped

    1.2 km from the centre

  • Paldalmun Gate Market

    팔달문시장

    No hours mapped

    1.3 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 14 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: MaetanGwonseon 2.6 km, Gosaek 3.7 km, Gwanggyo Jungang 3.9 km, Gwanggyo 4.6 km, Yeongtong 5.1 km, Omokcheon 5.4 km, Cheongmyeong 5.6 km, Sanghyeon 5.8 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.