Seoul – a city that harmonises its ancient palaces with soaring modern structures and stands proudly as South Korea’s capital. Explore the city sights, here. When ready, browse vacation packages to Seoul: https://www.expedia.com/Seoul.d178308.Destination-Travel-Guides A #Seoul #vacation will bring you up close to the palaces, villages, museums, and markets much loved by locals and travelers. This is a city that has emerged in the 21st century as an economic powerhouse and maintained its rich, inviting culture. #Visit the Gwanghwamun Square and see the statue of Sejong the Great, whose reign oversaw a golden age of literature, science and technology. The great leader sits before the grandest of Seoul’s five royal palaces, Gyeongbokgung, the Palace of Shining Happiness. #Explore the adjoining palaces of Changdeokgung and Changgyeongung and see the changing of the guard at Deoksugung Palace. See yet another of Seoul’s great palaces, Gyeonghuigung, a royal refuge in times of unrest. There is more than palaces in Seoul. Don’t miss the Namsangol Hanok Village, the Namdaemun Market and the peaceful wooded surrounds of the Bongeunsa Buddhist Temple, just to get started… For now, we hope you enjoy watching this #travel #guide as much as we enjoyed making it. More travel information around Seoul: https://www.expedia.com/Seoul.dx178308 Subscribe to Expedia’s YouTube Channel for great travel videos and join the conversation on the best vacation ideas. --------- Follow us on social media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/expedia TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Expedia INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/expedia/ PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/expedia --------- 0:00 - Seoul 1:34 - K-Style Hub 2:22 - Gwanghwamun Square 2:38 - Gyeongbokgung Palace 3:16 - Changdeokgung and Changgyeongung palace 3:53 - Deoksugung Palace 4:24 - Gyeonghuigung Palace 4:38 - Namsangol Hanok Village 5:02 - Korea Furniture Museum 5:25 - National Museum of Korea 5:47 - Namdaemun 6:19 - Myeong-dong 6:41 - Insadong 6:56 - Dongdaemun Market 7:11 - Gwangjang Traditional Market 7:27 - Noryangjin Fish Market 7:49 - Samseong-dong 8:05 - Bongeunsa Buddist Temple 8:35 - Olympic Park 8:50 - Seoul Forest 8:58 - Yongsan Park 9:14 - Namsan 9:32 - Namsan Botanical Garden 9:40 - Seoul’s Tower 9:55 - Cheonggyecheon Stream 10:33 - Bukhansan National Park 11:00 - Truce Village of Panmunjom 11:49 - War Memorial of Korea 12:35 - Banpo Bridge

• published: 13 Sep 2017
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