Discover Busan 2026

South Korea's best-known city beach draws millions of visitors in summer with its fine sand and lively waterfront promenade full of hotels and restaurants, ranking among the most visited coastal stretches in the entire country.

Once a poor hillside settlement, an art project transformed it into a colorful maze of brightly painted houses, murals and small galleries, and it now ranks among Busan's most photographed neighborhoods.

South Korea's largest fish market offers, in its multi-story hall right by the harbor, fresh fish and seafood in countless varieties, which can be prepared on request right on site at one of the surrounding restaurants.

Unlike most Korean temples, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple sits directly on a rocky coastline, giving it an extraordinarily picturesque backdrop at sunrise with the roaring sea behind it.

Gimhae Airport is served multiple times daily from Seoul in about one hour flight time. Alternatively, the KTX high-speed train covers the route in about two and a half hours.

South Korea's best-known city beach draws millions of visitors in summer with its fine sand and lively waterfront promenade full of hotels and restaurants, ranking among the most visited coastal stretches in the entire country.

Once a poor hillside settlement, an art project transformed it into a colorful maze of brightly painted houses, murals and small galleries, and it now ranks among Busan's most photographed neighborhoods.

South Korea's largest fish market offers, in its multi-story hall right by the harbor, fresh fish and seafood in countless varieties, which can be prepared on request right on site at one of the surrounding restaurants.