Daegu
South Korea'S Fourth Largest City; Seomun Market Dates From The Joseon Era · Daegu, Daegu
Daegu is South Korea's fourth-largest city, a basin ringed by mountains in the south-east of the peninsula, known for its markets, its food, its textile history and some of the hottest summers in the country, which earned it the joking nickname Daefrica. Its centre is Seomun Market, one of the great markets of the Joseon era, a warren of covered buildings and alleys selling fabric, bedding, hanbok, kitchenware and street food, with a night market of food stalls in season. A short walk away, the Yangnyeongsi herbal medicine market has traded since the seventeenth century and has its own museum. The city's Modern History alleys walking route links the red-brick missionary houses on Cheongna Hill, the stone stairs where students gathered for the 1919 March First Movement, and Gyesan Cathedral, while the Kim Kwang-seok street murals honour the folk singer. North of the city, Palgongsan holds Donghwasa temple and the Gatbawi stone Buddha. Daegu is under two hours from Seoul by KTX and a good base for Haeinsa, Andong and Gyeongju.
Seomun Market, 45 Keunjang-ro 26-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu, Daegu, 41904, South Korea
NO OPENING TIME HERE WAS CHECKED. The typical pattern: Seomun Market opens from about 9 am to 6 or 7 pm most days, with some districts and many stalls closed on its regular monthly closing days, usually certain Sundays, and during the Seollal and Chuseok holidays. The night market runs roughly 7 pm to 11 pm or later on its operating nights, not every night of the year. Yangnyeongsi shops keep office hours and the museum has usually closed on Mondays. Apsan cable car and the 83 Tower run into the evening, with last rides about 30 to 60 minutes before closing. The traps that ruin a day are arriving on a market closing Sunday, coming only after dark, the midday summer heat and missing the last cable car down. Confirm current times before relying on them.