Sinan-gun Purple Island, Free Admission if Pets Wear Purple Accessories

Purple Some Pays Additional Admission Fee When Accompanied by Pets

Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) plans to amend the Purple Island management and operation ordinance to charge an admission fee for pets visiting Purple Island.

According to the county on the 20th, Purple Island was selected as the Best Tourism Village by the World Tourism Organization in 2021 and is known as a must-visit destination for anyone who loves the color purple.

(On the right) Park Woo-ryang, the mayor of Shinan County, is walking on Purple Bridge with tourists wearing purple clothes.
[Photo by Shinan County]

To enter this island, an admission fee of 5,000 won must be paid, but if visitors wear purple clothes, hats, shoes, umbrellas, scarves, etc., admission is free. As of the end of last year, more than 95% of visitors entered for free.

Shinan-gun plans to amend the related ordinance in the first half of 2024 to establish grounds for charging admission fees for pets as well. Of course, if pets are dyed purple or wear purple accessories like people, they can enter for free.

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, “We hope that both tourists and their pets visiting Purple Island will participate in the purple theme,” and added, “We plan to actively promote marketing with the goal of zero admission fees.”

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