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South Korea in June 2025

By Florian Eckerstorfer on
Photography

This June we travelled to South Korea and we visited Jeju, Busan, Pohang, Sokcho and Seoul. We had an amazing time with great amounts of delicious food, beautiful landscapes and stunning culture.

A waterfall cascades into a dark pool, surrounded by lush green foliage and rocks, with more trees visible in the background.
Cheonjeyeon Falls on Jeju Island

A stone bridge with ornate railings and lanterns ascends towards a bright sky, framed by dark tree branches.
Seonim Bridge at Cheonjeyeon Falls park

Two ornate streetlights and outdoor exercise equipment are nestled among lush green trees and tall grass in a park.
Cheonjeyeon Falls park

A waterfall cascades into a dark pool surrounded by lush green trees and rocks.
Cheonjeyeon Falls

A view from a cable car overlooking a city skyline and a bridge across a foggy bay, with other cable cars visible.
Songdo Cable Car, Busan

A ginger cat rests under a clear umbrella on a wooden deck outside a building.
Cat at the Songdo Yonggung Suspension Bridge

A long outdoor staircase with a metal railing and a lamppost ascends a hill, surrounded by green trees and a rock wall.

A train with yellow and blue cars travels along an elevated track with a larger yellow train traveling on a lower level, next to a lush green hillside, with people on a nearby walkway and a communication tower in the background.
Haeundae Beach Train in Busan

Two green monorail cars on an elevated track overlooking the ocean and a distant city, with trees in the foreground.
Haeundae Beach Train in Busan

A narrow, winding stairway ascends between colorful, weathered buildings in a bustling alleyway.
Gamcheon Cultural Village, Busan

A street with many overhead power lines and buildings on both sides leads into a hazy distance, with mountains in the background.
Busan

An aerial view of a sprawling city with numerous high-rise buildings and a large stadium, surrounded by green hills under a hazy sky.
Busan from one of the hills scattered throughout the city

A wide shot of a baseball stadium at night, with players on the field, a large scoreboard displaying game information, and spectators in the stands, with city buildings visible in the background.
Lotte Giants vs Kiweoom Heroes at Sajik Baseball Stadium

An intricate, looping silver pedestrian bridge with people walking on it, overlooking a green island and the ocean with a lighthouse in the distance.
Pohang Space Walk

A wide sandy beach with a red life guard chair, a busker, and people walking on a promenade, with a city skyline and mountains in the background under a twilight sky.
Beach in Pohang

Silhouetted mountains with jagged peaks and lush green forests are visible against a light blue, hazy sky, framed by dark trees in the foreground.
Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho, Gangwon Province

A traditional Korean temple with ornate roofs and lush gardens, set against a backdrop of rugged mountains under a cloudy sky.
Sinheungsa temple at Seoraksan National Park

A dramatic mountain landscape with steep, rocky slopes covered in green foliage, a winding river in the valley below, and distant hazy mountains, framed by tree branches in the foreground.
Seoraksan National Park

A narrow waterfall cascades down a steep, rocky cliff into a clear, dark green pool, surrounded by vibrant green foliage at the top and sides.
Waterfall in Seoraksan National Park

An aerial view of a red lighthouse at the end of a pier, extending from a rocky coastline into the calm blue sea, with a traditional gazebo and pine trees on a green cliff in the foreground.
View from Naksansa Temple in Sokcho

A wide sandy beach with a large sign featuring Korean characters in the foreground, people walking, and a distant island with a lighthouse under a clear blue sky.
Sokcho Beach

A traditional Korean pavilion stands in the middle of a traffic circle, surrounded by modern glass skyscrapers under a clear blue sky.
Temple in the middle of a roundabout near Gyeongbokgung in Seoul

A traditional Korean pavilion sits on an island in a calm lake with a white arched bridge, surrounded by lush trees and a mountain in the background under a clear sky.
Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul

A multi-tiered traditional Korean pagoda with ornate roofs, framed by dark green foliage against a clear blue sky.
National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul

Traditional Korean temple rooftops with ornate decorations are visible in the foreground, with a lush green mountain under a clear sky in the background.
Temple in Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul

A narrow, winding street lined with traditional Korean houses with tiled roofs and green foliage, leading towards a modern city skyline with a tower in the distance.
Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul

A close-up of a smiling stone statue with a tall hat, set against a traditional Korean wall and tiled roof.

An ornate stone fountain sprays water in a lush green garden with trees in the background.
Water fountain in Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul

The interior of a bright greenhouse filled with various green plants, featuring a tiled pathway and white railings.
Glass house in Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul

A traditional Korean building with a tiled roof and lush trees in the foreground, with the N Seoul Tower visible on a hill in the background under a cloudy sky.
Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul

A vibrant field of wildflowers with yellow black-eyed Susans in the foreground and red poppies and white flowers blurred in the background.
Flower meadow in a park near Changdeokgung Palace

A large, leafy green tree stands in a field of tall grass, with modern buildings and a clear blue sky in the background.
Park near Changdeokgung Palace

An aerial view of a sprawling city with numerous high-rise buildings, a river, and distant mountains under a hazy sky.
View from N Seoul Tower

A large, multi-story library with towering bookshelves filled with books, an escalator, and people browsing and walking below.
The library at COEX Mall in Seoul

A raw cut of marbled beef, a slice of onion, and a small dish on a grill with hot coals, under a copper exhaust hood.
Steak on a Korean barbecue grill

People gathered by a river at dusk, watching a bridge with a water fountain display under a colorful sky.
Banpo Bridge in Seoul