#hanok

Every guide tagged hanok, for a trip to South Korea.

Beyond the cities Updated 11 April 2026

Jeonju: Eight Hundred Hanok and the Home of Bibimbap

The largest surviving hanok district in Korea, a dish the city is credited with inventing, and an alley of makgeolli houses that serve food you did not order.

A steep alley between traditional hanok walls with a person walking in Bukchon, Seoul

Seoul Updated 28 February 2026

The Bukchon Hanok Alleys: A Neighbourhood, Not an Attraction

Six hundred traditional courtyard houses on a hillside in central Seoul, with people living in them, quiet hours signs on the gates and a view down over tiled roofs.