Gwangdeoksa

Gwangdeoksa: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Gwangdeoksa

Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.

Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Gwangdeoksa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.71944, 126.86056. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gwangdeoksa

• Myeongbongsan · viewpoint · Eunpyeong-gu · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ilsan Lake Park · lake · Gangseo-gu · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bukhansan National Park · sanctuary · Goyang-si · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jungheungsa · fort · Gangbuk-gu · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dobongsan Jawoonbong · viewpoint · Dobong-gu · ~17 km · Must-see
• Keunpokpo · waterfall · Dobong-gu · ~18 km · Must-see
• Samseong Museum of Publishing · museum · Jongno-gu · ~19 km · Must-see
• Onggi Folk Museum · museum · Dobong-gu · ~19 km · Must-see
• 백련산 · viewpoint · Eunpyeong-gu · ~19 km · Must-see
• 토탈미술관 · museum · Jongno-gu · ~20 km · Must-see
• Korean Film Museum · museum · Mapo-gu · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hwajeong Museum · museum · Jongno-gu · ~20 km · Must-see
• 행주산 · viewpoint · Gangseo-gu · ~20 km · Must-see
• [Bukhansan Dulle-gil] Huingureum-gil · viewpoint · Gangbuk-gu · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nanjicheon Park · park · Mapo-gu · ~21 km · Must-see
• Seoul Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Gangseo-gu · ~21 km · Must-see
• 환기미술관 · museum · Jongno-gu · ~21 km · Must-see
• Heo Jun museum · museum · Gangseo-gu · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gwangdeoksa

Other temples near Gwangdeoksa

• Bongseonsa · temple · Nowon-gu · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bongeunsa Temple · temple · Gangnam-gu · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gwaneumsa · temple · Gwanak-gu · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cheonggyesan Clear Forest Park · temple · Seocho-gu · ~49 km · Must-see
• Yongjusa · temple · Hwaseong-si · ~72 km · Must-see
• Osan Gwollisa · temple · Osan-si · ~81 km · Must-see
• 고달사 · temple · Yeoju-si · ~98 km · Must-see
• Silleuksa Temple · temple · Yeoju-si · ~106 km · Must-see
• 무량사 · temple · Icheon-si · ~119 km · Must-see
• Cheonan Seongbulsa Temple · temple · Sejong · ~129 km · Must-see

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