Guamsa

Guamsa: 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 Guamsa

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.

Visiting Guamsa: tips

• Take off your shoes where others do and dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered).
• Ask before photographing people at prayer.

How to reach Guamsa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.85592, 127.43904. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guamsa

• Bugwisan · viewpoint · Jinan-gun · ~7 km · Must-see
• Gubongsan · viewpoint · Jinan-gun · ~10 km · Must-see
• Unjangsan · viewpoint · Jinan-gun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Maisan · sanctuary · Jinan-gun · ~14 km · Must-see
• 용담댐 · lake · Jinan-gun · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mandeoksan (South Jeolla) · viewpoint · Wanju-gun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Deoktaesan · viewpoint · Jinan-gun · ~24 km · Must-see
• Anguksa Temple · temple · Muju-gun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Seongaksan · viewpoint · Jinan-gun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Seongsusan Forest · sanctuary · Imsil-gun · ~31 km · Must-see
• 적상산 · viewpoint · Muju-gun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Jeonju Hyanggyo · dargah · Jeonju-si · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mt. Jeoksang View Point · viewpoint · Muju-gun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Muryongsan · viewpoint · Jangsu-gun · ~33 km · Must-see
• Muju Catholic Church · church · Muju-gun · ~33 km · Must-see
• 팔공산 · viewpoint · Jangsu-gun · ~33 km · Must-see
• jogyeongmyo shrine · fort · Jeonju-si · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gyeonggijeon Main Hall · fort · Jeonju-si · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Guamsa

Other temples near Guamsa

• Anguksa Temple · temple · Muju-gun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Baegryeonsa · temple · Muju-gun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ssanggyesa · temple · Seo-gu · ~43 km · Must-see
• Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site) · temple · Iksan-si · ~51 km · Must-see
• Songbulam Maitreya · temple · Seo-gu · ~55 km · Must-see
• Nonsan Gaetaesa Temple Site · temple · Seo-gu · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gwanchoksa · temple · Wanju-gun · ~59 km · Must-see
• Yongamsa · temple · Iksan-si · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jikjisa Temple · temple · Yeongdong-gun · ~73 km · Must-see
• Haeinsa · temple · Hapcheon-gun · ~75 km · Must-see

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