Autumn Calm in Pyeongchang: Highlands, Art and Healing Nature
Creatrip Team
4 months ago
Pyeongchang’s clear autumn brings wide highlands, colorful foliage and crisp skies. Highlights include Cheongoksan’s ‘Yukbaek-majigi’ plateau (a field large enough to sow 600 mal of rice) famed for sunrise, sea-of-clouds and brilliant stargazing; Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm with rolling pastures and feeding experiences; Balwangsan’s cable car, skywalk and thousand-year yew forest trail offering panoramic views. Cultural stops feature the Lee Hyo-seok Literature Village (with a buckwheat flower field reminiscent of the novella “When the Buckwheat Blooms”), the mystical Jangjeon Valley, and serene Woljeongsa temple with temple-stay and bell-ringing experiences. Pyeongchang Mui Art Center (a repurposed school) blends outdoor sculpture, rotating exhibitions and cafe treats like potato pizza; Herb Nara Farm offers themed gardens, workshops and a bird clinic; Hwangto Gudul Village provides traditional heated-floor (gudeul) stays and wellness programs; local bakery Sumshwineun Bakery makes natural-fermentation breads from regional produce; Bookshop ‘Cactus’ creates a cozy book-and-stay vibe. Recommended local eats include buckwheat (memil) dishes, handmade desserts at JinbuRe, pollock dishes near the Lee Hyo-seok museum, mountain vegetable sets at Burim Restaurant, and trout sashimi at Namwoo Fish. Together, Pyeongchang’s nature, art and local food craft a restorative autumn escape.
