Gamcheon Culture Village

Busan

Gamcheon Culture Village featuring landscape views and a city
Gamcheon Culture Village which includes views and a city as well as a family
Gamcheon Culture Village as well as a small group of people
Gamcheon Culture Village featuring landscape views
Gamcheon Culture Village showing outdoor art

View a colorful rainbow of painted pastel façades and rooftops of the homes built up and down the foothills along South Korea’s southeastern coast. 

You may think you’re looking at an artist’s palette when you gaze down upon Busan’s Gamcheon Culture Village. Hundreds of homes built in stair-step fashion up and down the hillside of this town are painted in dozens of colors. Climb some of the steps to see the homes as well as murals and sculptures throughout the town.

Make an early stop at the information center to purchase a small brochure to help you find some of the village’s highlights. Follow this map like a scavenger hunt and get stamps at multiple notable spots. If you complete the whole route you can turn in your stamps for a pretty postcard. Buy a few extra cards to send to family back home and take your own photos from several elevated viewpoints in the town.

The village has been called the Machu Picchu of Busan and compared to Santorini and Valparaiso for its colorful homes and artwork. Some compare the delightfully painted block houses to a LEGO village. Residents have created exceptional artworks too. Find The Little Prince and his fox friend overlooking the harbor. Look for a spot where hundreds of visitors have mounted colorful “locks of love.” Notice men at work, only to find they are actually life-like sculptures. Fish arrows will guide you to special spots, including a giant fish made of hundreds of individual painted fish arrows.

The recommended tourist route through the city is a walking path. Be prepared for plenty of stairs. As the village is not a museum, but actually a place where people live and work, you are asked to be respectful and quiet as you make your journey. Visit year-round, but do so only during daylight hours.

Reach Gamcheon Culture Village by taking the subway to Toseong Station and then riding a local mini-bus. You’re likely to be among many other visitors loaded with cameras as this is one of Busan’s most popular attractions. Ask at the visitor center for information on the local museum, cafés, restaurants, art and souvenir shops and hands-on craft workshops.


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Other neighbourhoods around Gamcheon Culture Village

Jagalchi Fish Market showing food and markets

Nampo-dong

Shopping and seafood restaurants are highlights of Nampo-dong. Make a stop by Jagalchi Fish Market or Nampodong Street while you're visiting, and jump aboard the metro at Jangalchi Station to get around town.

Nampo-dong
Jung District which includes a city, a river or creek and a bridge

Jung-gu

Travelers choose Jung-gu for its abundant dining options. Hop aboard the metro at Jungang Station or Nampo Station and check out top sights like Busan Tower.

Jung-gu

Jungang-dong

While you're in Jungang-dong, take in top sights like Busan Port Passenger Terminal and jump on the metro at Jungang Station to see more of the city.

Jungang-dong
Gamcheon Culture Village showing outdoor art

Saha

Get to know Saha and its many features like its beaches and monuments. You might want to explore sights like Dadaepo Beach and Eulsukdo Park, and you can jump on the metro at Dangni Station or Hadan Station to get around the city.

Saha
Busan as well as an individual male

Choryang

4/5(2 area reviews)

Get to know Choryang and its many features like its monuments and waterfront. You might want to explore sights like 168 Stairs and Choryang Market, and you can jump on the metro at Choryang Station or Busan Subway Station to get around the city.

Choryang
Busan which includes signage

Dong-gu

The mountain views and monuments are just a few things visitors like about Dong-gu. 168 Stairs and Busan Citizens' Hall are worthwhile spots to check out, and you can hop on the metro at Choryang Station or Busan Subway Station to get around the larger area.

Dong-gu

Gamcheon Culture Village