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: 37.51720, 127.21452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gwangdeoksa

• Statue of Peace · attraction · Hanam-si · ~4 km · Must-see
• Namhansan · sanctuary · Songpa-gu · ~7 km · Must-see
• 명성장로교회 · church · Gangdong-gu · ~8 km · Must-see
• Geomdansan (Seongnam) · viewpoint · Songpa-gu · ~9 km · Must-see
• Yebongsan · viewpoint · Gangdong-gu · ~9 km · Must-see
• Paldang Lake · lake · Gangdong-gu · ~9 km · Must-see
• Silhak Museum · museum · Gangdong-gu · ~9 km · Must-see
• Olympic Park · park · Songpa-gu · ~10 km · Must-see
• Seoul Baekje Museum · museum · Songpa-gu · ~10 km · Must-see
• 안양예술공원 인공폭포 · waterfall · Gangdong-gu · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mongchontoseong Earthen Fortification · fort · Songpa-gu · ~11 km · Must-see
• SOMA Museum of Art · museum · Songpa-gu · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pungnaptoseong · fort · Songpa-gu · ~11 km · Must-see
• Seoul Olympic Memorial Hall · museum · Songpa-gu · ~11 km · Must-see
• Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site · fort · Gangdong-gu · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ungilsan · viewpoint · Gangdong-gu · ~12 km · Must-see
• 광나루한강공원 · sanctuary · Songpa-gu · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ungilsan · viewpoint · Namyangju-si · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gwangdeoksa

Other temples near Gwangdeoksa

• Bongeunsa Temple · temple · Gangnam-gu · ~17 km · Must-see
• Gwaneumsa · temple · Gwanak-gu · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cheonggyesan Clear Forest Park · temple · Seocho-gu · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bongseonsa · temple · Nowon-gu · ~32 km · Must-see
• Yongjusa · temple · Hwaseong-si · ~48 km · Must-see
• 고달사 · temple · Yeoju-si · ~51 km · Must-see
• Osan Gwollisa · temple · Osan-si · ~53 km · Must-see
• Silleuksa Temple · temple · Yeoju-si · ~58 km · Must-see
• 무량사 · temple · Icheon-si · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cheonan Seongbulsa Temple · temple · Sejong · ~96 km · Must-see

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