Haenam is a county in the southwestern part of Jeollanam-do, South Korea. This is a hilly area in the southern part of the Korean peninsula and has a warm maritime climate, making it an area where agriculture and fishing thrive.

Understand[edit]

Haenam is the largest county in Jeollanam-do, located in the southwestern corner of the Korean Peninsula. It is a peninsula with land on all three sides connected to Gangjin and Yeongam, and sea on all three sides. As the largest county in Jeollanam-do, located in the southernmost part of Korea, the reclaimed land area is 203.9㎢, with an extension distance of 44.2km between east and west and 54.8km between north and south.

Climate[edit]

Haenam is located at the southernmost tip of the country and has a mild climate.

The average annual temperature is 13-14 °C, and the average temperature in January, the coldest month, is above 0 °C, showing a climate characteristic of mild winters with limited snow cover. The average annual relative humidity is 75%, and the average annual rainfall is around 1,300 mm, with rainfall from June to September accounting for 63% of the total rainfall.

In summer, it is hot and humid due to the influence of the southeast monsoon, and in winter, it has a cold and dry continental climate due to the influence of the northwest monsoon, but the coastline area has a warmer climate than the inland due to the maritime influence. It has a coastline with sea on all three sides, so it has a relatively hot and humid climate due to the influence of warm currents and a maritime climate, and has good conditions for the cultivation and growth of crops.

Get in[edit]

34°34′19″N 126°35′56″E

Map of Haenam

Options for getting into Haenam are bus and car.

By bus[edit]

34.5704126.60811 Haenam Bus Terminal is right in the middle of Haenam town and served by intercity buses from Masan, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, Mokpo, Yeosu, Jindo, Wando and Seongnam. The closest airport is in Mokpo.

By car[edit]

• National Road No. 13: It crosses from Wando-gun, passes through Bukpyeong-myeon, Hyeonsan-myeon, Samsan-myeon, Haenam-eup, Okcheon-myeon, and Valley-myeon before crossing into Seongjeon-myeon, Gangjin-gun. It is the national road with the most traffic as it connects the metropolitan area and Gwangju to Haenam and is the most linear road when going to Wando. The entire section has been improved to have at least 4 round-trip lanes.
• National Road No. 18: It comes from Jindo-gun and passes through Munnae-myeon, Hwangsan-myeon, Masan-myeon, Haenam-eup, and Okcheon-myeon to Doam-myeon, Gangjin-gun. Some sections of Haenam-eup overlap with National Highway 13. It used to be the only road to Jindo, but with the construction of the Yeongsan River Estuary Dam in Geumho-dong, traffic was concentrated in the direction of Mokpo-si. Perhaps that is why the section between Woosuyeong and Haenam is almost Autobahn-level even though it has been expanded to four lanes.
• National Highway 77: As soon as it crosses from Wando like National Highway 13, it heads south. It goes along the coast of the Haenam Peninsula, passes through Ttangkkeut (Galdu), Songji-myeon, and Hwasan-myeon, and overlaps with National Highway No. 18 in Hwangsan-myeon, then branches off at Usuyeong in Munnae-myeon and heads north, penetrating Hwawon-myeon, and ends at Maewol-ri in the north. There are 4 round-trip lanes from Usuyeong to Guji Intersection, and this section is mainly used by vehicles going from the metropolitan area, Gwangju, and Mokpo to Jindo, and has a lot of traffic along with National Highway 13 above.

See[edit]

• 34.3145126.51881 Songho Beach (송호해수욕장), 1827, Ttangkkeuthaean-ro, Songji-myeon. Songho was named because the beach is full of old pine trees, and the fine sand and clear, calm waves of the beach resemble a lake. In particular, Songho Beach has fine sand and shallow water, making it great for children and families to play, and is home to a forest of hundreds-year-old sea pine trees. (updated Sep 2023)
• 34.4764126.61732 Daeheungsa (대흥사), 400, Daeheungsa-gil, Samsan-myeon. A Buddhist monastery on Mt Duryunsan, believed to be founded in 514 CE, during the time of the Baekje nation, by the monk Adohwasang. One of the main temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, it was one of seven to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018. Today, it can be reached by a hike through some of the oldest forests in the country. It features a central courtyard, a main hall with slanted wooden pillars, a stream and a Confucian shrine. (updated Sep 2023)

• 34.38286126.577533 Mihwangsa (미황사), 164, Mihwangsa-gil, Songji-myeon. A temple on Mt Dalmasan. It is nearly 1,300 years old, founded in 749 CE during the Shilla Dynasty, which had by then conquered Baekje lands. Positioned amidst a dense forest and jagged peaks, it features a monochrome roof rather than the usual colorful Buddhist decorations, as well as carvings of sea creatures such as turtles and crabs. (updated Sep 2023)
• 34.5512126.64274 Nogudang (녹우당), 135, Nogudang-gil, Haenam-eup. Nogudang is a part of Haenam Yun Clan Nogudang surrounding a house from the Joseon Dynasty in Yeondong-ri, Haenam-eup, and was designated as Historic Site No. 167 on December 19, 1968. It is the head family house of Eocho Eungong faction of the Haenam Yun clan, and there is the Gosan Yun Seon-do Museum nearby. (updated Oct 2023)

• Forest of Memory (해남 기억의 숲). In 2014, a passenger ferry Sewol from Incheon to Jeju sank near Paengmok harbor in Jindo. The forest was built to remember the Ferry Sewol disaster, commemorate the victims, and comfort the bereaved families. (updated Dec 2023)

Do[edit]

Festivals and events[edit]

• Haenam Minam Festival (해남 미남 축제). It is a food festival held every year during the harvest season of agricultural and marine products at Duryunsan Provincial Park in Daeheungsa, UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was held to lay the foundation for revitalizing food tourism by developing Haenam's specialized food and holding a food festival by applying all of Haenam's agricultural, fishery, and livestock products as food ingredients, focusing on cabbage, seaweed, and sweet potato. (updated Oct 2023)
• The Great Battle of Myeongnyang Festival (명량대첩 축제). It is a festival held in the Uldolmok area by Haenam-gun and Jindo-gun in Jeollanam-do to commemorate the Battle of Myeongnyang during the Japanese invasions of Korea. The Battle of Myeongnyang was a battle in which Admiral Lee Sun-sin led 13 Joseon naval fleets against 133 Japanese naval ships at Uldolmok on September 16, 1597, and defeated 31 of them. Haenam-gun held an event in 1997 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Battle of Myeongnyang, and has been holding the event together with Jindo-gun since 2008. (updated Oct 2023)
• Dalmagodo Healing Festival (달마고도 힐링축제). This festival, hosted by Haenam-gun and sponsored by Jeollanam-do and Mihwangsa, includes walking programs (6.51-km course), fusion Korean music/mime performance/busking performances, and tasting of Haenam sweet potatoes and water kimchi. It provides an experience program that satisfies all five senses. In addition, for the convenience of visitors, a shuttle bus departing from Haenam(bus terminal) is operated. (updated Oct 2023)
• Ttangkkeut haeneomihaemaji Festival (땅끝 해넘이해맞이 축제), ☏ +82 61-530-5157. Ttangkkeut Village is a place where you can see both sunrise and sunset, and is known as the only attraction in the country for sunrise and sunset. The Ttangkkeut Sunrise Festival is held every year on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 of the new year in Ttangkkeut Village. The Ttangkkeut Sunrise Festival is a festival where tourists and local residents from all over the country come together and is held with various programs. In particular, it is crowded with many people who welcome the first sunrise of the new year with a new resolution after spending the old year. It will spend the last night on Dec. 31, and at midnight, when the year is about to end, it will be decorated with a variety of events such as a fireworks show to organize the old feelings of the year, regretting the passing sun. (updated Dec 2023)
• Jindo sinbiuibadasgil Festival (진도 신비의바닷길 축제), ☏ +82 61-544-0151. Every year, the so-called "Miracle of Moses" occurs, in which the sea splits between Yeongdeungsari in the New Year's Eve of the lunar calendar and Hoedong Village in Gogun-myeon, Jindo-gun and a mother island in Uishin-myeon, off the coast. When the water is drained, a sea road that is 30 to 40 meters wide and 2.8 kilometers long opens up. During this period, a mysterious sea road festival is held in Hoedong-ri. The sea road is completely exposed for about an hour and then closed. (updated Dec 2023)
• Nam Soo-guk Festival at the End of the Land (해남 땅끝 수국 축제). A beautiful hydrangea festival held during June-July at the End of the Land Namdaesuk Festival and Forest Arboretum (San 1-33 Hwangsan-ri, Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do). There are various photo spots and rest areas. Let's have a healing time in a beautiful space where 1,600 different kinds of plants are growing as well as 7,000 hydrangeas.

Activities[edit]

• 34.29671126.527641 Ttangkkeut Monorail (땅끝 모노레일), 60-28, Ttangkkeunmaeul-gil, Songji-myeon, ☏ +82 061-533-4414. Ttangkkeut Monorail Car, where you can enjoy the spectacular coastal scenery of the South Sea and the beauty of the indigo sea, provides tourists visiting Ttangkkeut with a place where they can see the beauty of Ttangkkeut, the starting point of the national pilgrimage, more vividly. In particular, it was installed to relieve the many inconveniences of the disabled and the elderly who could not easily walk to the 200-m Galdu Mt. Observatory. The 395-m-long monorail car was opened on December 19, 2005 and is now in operation, enjoying popularity. (updated Sep 2023)

• 34.4967126.625292 Duryun Mountain Cable Car (두륜산 케이블카), 88-45, Daeheungsa-gil, Samsan-myeon, ☏ +82 061-534-8992. 09:00 - 18:00 daily. Duryun Mountain Cable Car is known as a tourist course that connects the thousand-year-old Daeheungsa in Haenam, Gosan Yun Seon-do's Nokwudang, Uhang-ri Dinosaur Fossil Site, Usu-yeong Myeongrang Battle Site, and Ttangkkeut Village, etc. It uses a 1.6-km track and runs at a speed of 3.6 m/s for 8 minutes (one-way time) (updated Sep 2023)

• 36.81557126.221483 Haenam Kimchi maeul (해남 김치마을), 97, Donghae-gil, Bukpyeong-myeon, ☏ +82 507-1326-1743. It is a village where the natural ecological environment such as rural experience, theme experience, and tidal flat experience is well preserved. It is a village that develops and researches kimchi with uncontaminated water flowing from the mountain. From 4,000 won to 80,000 won, various experiences are provided. (updated Dec 2023)

• 34.589641126.4375244 Haenam Dinosaur Museum (해남 공룡박물관), 234, Gongnyongbangmulgwan-gil, Hwangsan-myeon, ☏ +82 61-530-5949. The Haenam Dinosaur Museum, located in Wuhang-ri, Hwangsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, is the largest dinosaur museum in Korea, with about 200,000 visitors every year since its opening in 2007. Wuhang-ri is the first area in the world where pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and bird footprints have been found in the same strata, and if you visit the museum, you can see clear footprints in the three protected buildings. (updated Dec 2023)
• 34.4636126.656215 seoladawon (설아다원), 153-21, Samseong-gil, Bugil-myeon, ☏ +82 061-533-3083. Seoladawon is equipped with a hanok, a red clay room, a tea experience and traditional music experience center, and a Sarangbang(room) where you can experience tea culture. You can enjoy a variety of experiences such as making green tea pizza, tea meditation, tea making, and experiencing seasonal food. (updated Dec 2023)

Eat[edit]

• 34.298489126.5275461NOT EXISTING LISTING IMAGE Jeollado Hanjeongsik (전라도 한정식), 58, Ttangkkeunmaeul-gil, Songji-myeon, ☏ +82 061-535-3814. Haenam Hanjeongsik is an elaborate table setting prepared with generous use of quality ingredients when serving precious guests. Delicious rice cooked with Haenam rice is served with more than 20 side dishes, including grilled fish, japchae, pancakes, vegetables, soy sauce crab, bossam, and bean curd. The shape and color of the food are beautiful and neat. (updated Oct 2023)
• 34.576195126.5945382 Somang Restaurant (소망식당), 2, Gugyo 2-gil, Haenam-eup, ☏ +82 507-1421-3456. It is famous for its ‘Ttukbaegi Jumulleok jeongsik (set menu)’ made with eco-friendly, antibiotic-free pork. It is famous as a restaurant recommended by locals and has been recognized as a safe restaurant by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (updated Oct 2023)
• 34.568037126.609643 Haenam Ggotdam (꽃담), 29-7, Gyoyukcheong-gil, ☏ +82 507-1340-8218. 11:00-20:00, Tuesday-Sunday (Monday off). It is a domestic braised cutlassfish restaurant certified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (updated Dec 2023)
• 34.695126.3644 Geumhodo Bunsik (금호도 분식), 1761, Gwangwang leisure-ro, Sani-myeon, ☏ +82 507-1462-9810. 08:00-15:00, Tuesday Off. It is a snack bar recommended for solo travelers. Tourists can taste Korean snack food, tteokbokki, and gimbap, and the ocean view is spread out in front of restaurant, making the scenery even more amazing. It is also close to the Haenam Dinosaur museum, so it is good to stop by on the way. (updated Dec 2023)
• 34.568274126.6060315 Dongmyeong Jaeghwa (동명제과), 159, Nambusunhwan-ro, ☏ +82 61-535-9866. 09:00-20:00, Sunday Off. In addition to Haenam's representative food, sweet potato bread, consumers can taste scones and whinancier. Neat interior and delicious bread makes it famous. (updated Dec 2023)

Specialities[edit]

• Haenam Seaweed (해남김) Haenam seaweed, which has a unique taste and aroma, is a pollution-free seaweed produced in clean waters at the southernmost tip of the Korean peninsula, and is differentiated from other seaweed in taste and aroma.
• Red Clay Sweet Potato (황토고구마) It is produced in clean red clay fields located at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula, where the natural environment is not polluted. It is as fluffy as a chestnut and has a high sugar content, making it delicious.
• Winter Cabbage (겨울배추) Haenam is a land with a warm maritime climate and is Korea’s only winter cabbage production area. Haenam winter cabbage grown in unpolluted, high-quality soil does not freeze even in winter (December to February) when white snow piles up, and the taste of the cabbage remains, so you can always make fresh kimchi. Winter cabbage is high in fiber and is effective for skin beauty and anti-aging.
• Mini Chestnut Pumpkin (미니 밤호박) Haenam's mini-chestnut pumpkins receive plenty of sunlight, so they have excellent sugar content and are highly marketable. It is also good for your health due to its eco-friendly cultivation.
• Sebalnamul (세발나물) Sebalnamul has a light and savory taste and is good for constipation as it is rich in fiber and chlorophyll. It is also rich in calcium, potassium, and minerals and is effective in restoring vitality.

Sleep[edit]

• 34.312537126.5222861 Haenam Ttangkkeut Resort (해남땅끝리조트), 1869, Ttangkkeuthaean-ro, Songji-myeon, ☏ +82 061-530-6000. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. This resort in Haenam is equipped with a Korean restaurant, a convenience store, and a large performance hall. You can check in at 14:00 on the same day and check out at 11:00 the next day, and the total capacity is about 350 people. ₩100,000 - 300,000; rates vary depending on room size and weekdays, weekends, etc. (₩10,000 for one additional person). (updated Oct 2023)
• 34.696704126.2623912 Pine Beach Golf Hotel (파인비치 골프호텔), 224, Sia-ro, Hwawon-myeon, ☏ +82 61-530-7700. This hotel has been certified as a 3-star hotel by the Hotel Industry Rating Management Bureau of the Korea Tourism Association. As it is a golf hotel, you can enjoy golf while looking at the view of the coast. You can check in at 15:00 on the same day and check out at 12:00 the next day, and the total capacity is about 84 people. (updated Oct 2023)
• 34.565625126.6061863 Haenam Namdo Hotel (남도호텔), Ha-ri 288-12 Haenam-eup, ☏ +82 61-535-9595. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00. It is a hotel certified as a two-star by the Hotel Industry Rating Management Bureau of the Korea Tourism Association. (updated Dec 2023)
• 34.761095126.2936534 Haenam Deungdae Pension (해남 등대펜션), 575, Maebong-gil, Hwawon-myeon, ☏ +82 61-535-1009. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00. It is a hotel where you can enjoy fishing and barbecuing around. (updated Dec 2023)
• 34.309988126.5206345 Ttankgkkueutmaeul auto campingjang (땅끝 오토캠핑장), 25-5, Galsan-gil, Songji-myeon, ☏ +82 61-534-0830. It is a camping site in Haenam where you can enjoy camping. (updated Dec 2023)

Connect[edit]

Useful contact numbers are as follows:

• 34.570885126.6074851 Haenam General Hospital (해남종합병원), 160-45, Haenam-ro, Haenam-eup, ☏ +82 61-536-4116. This hospital has 16 specialists in addition to three internal medicine specialists and three pediatric and adolescent specialists. (updated Dec 2023)
• 34.571307126.6035292 Haenam post office (해남우체국), 70, Jungang 1-ro, Haenam-eup, ☏ +82 61-530-2090. Weekend Off. (updated Dec 2023)
• 34.521254126.6096343 Haenam police office (해남 경찰서), 61, Yeongbin-ro, Haenam-eup, ☏ 182. (updated Dec 2023)
• 34.566257126.6077394 Haenam Fire station (해남소방서), 82, Gyoyukcheong-gil, ☏ +82 61-530-0900. (updated Dec 2023)

Go next[edit]

The areas near Haenam are as follows:

1. Bosung
2. Naju
3. Gochang
4. Hwasun
5. Hampyeong