Visit Ttangkkeut Haenam to See the Fully Bloomed 'Hydrangea Flowers'

Haenam 4est Arboretum to Host 'Ttangkkeut Hydrangea Festival' Starting Next Month 6th

[Haenam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] As hydrangeas are in full bloom in Ttangkkeut Village, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, it is emerging as an early summer tourist destination.

According to the county on the 31st, the 4th Ttangkkeut Hydrangea Festival will be held at Forest Arboretum located in Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, from July 6 to July 18.

In the 200,000㎡ arboretum, which grows greener with the season, visitors can enjoy a colorful and splendid feast of hydrangeas with about 220 varieties at the largest hydrangea garden in Korea. The full bloom of hydrangeas is expected around June 20.

Forest Arboretum was created over five years by Kim Geon-young, who majored in botany, and it is planted with about 1,400 different species of plants including the hydrangea garden, cypress forest, silver grass garden, and pink flower garden. Photo spots with storytelling elements such as Da Vinci Bridge and Damocles' Sword, created throughout the arboretum, offer visitors fun and memorable photos.

Haenam-gun has arranged the Gwangju-Haenam city tour bus summer course to pass through Forest Arboretum in line with the hydrangea blooming season. Every Sunday, under the theme "Ttangkkeut Haenam Hydrangea World," visitors can experience the charm of Haenam in summer by visiting Ttangkkeut tourist site, Mihwangsa Temple, and Forest Arboretum together.

In connection with privately operated tourist sites, the county also runs a free admission event for county-operated tourist sites. Until the end of this year, visitors holding an admission ticket to Forest Arboretum can enter county-operated tourist sites such as Ttangkkeut Observatory, Usuyeong Tourist Site, Gosan Yun Seon-do Historic Site, and Duryun Miro Park free of charge.

Meanwhile, the admission fee is 4,000 KRW for Haenam residents and 5,000 KRW for tourists from other regions. Forest Arboretum was selected as one of the 25 Safe Tourism Destinations in Korea in 2021 and as a recommended safe tourism destination by the Korea Tourism Organization in 2022.

For festival-related information, please refer to the arboretum’s homepage.

For Haenam city tour bus, search for ‘Bus Hanbakkwi’ or contact Kumho Express call center.

Haenam=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun kh0424@asiae.co.kr

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