Gurye Fifth-Day Market & Gurye Traditional Market (구례5일장 / 구례전통시장(3, 8일))

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Gurye Fifth-Day Market & Gurye Traditional Market (구례5일장 / 구례전통시장(3, 8일))

Gurye is famous for its location near the first national park, Jirisan Mountain, and is home to clean water and spacious fields near Seomjingang River. The main products of this area include a variety of wild herbs, vegetables, sansuyu (cornus fruit) and plums from Jirisan Mountain and Baegunsan Mountain.

Houses with cornus fruit trees are easily found in the district of Sandong-myeon, Gurye-gun and the whole village gets dyed yellow in the spring and red in the fall. The amount of sansuyu from the area accounts for nearly half Korea’s total.

Also, chestnuts are common in Gurye Market as a complex of chestnut tree takes up 1,400 ㏊ of the land.

Introduction Information
Scale
* Number of stores- 167
* Site area - 18,280m²
* Store area - 3,190m²  
Items
Crops, general goods, red pepper, sesame, wild herbs, cornus fruit, etc.  
Market Day
Every 3rd, 8th, 13rd, 18th, 23rd, 28th of month  
Business Hours
05:00-19:00  
Holiday
N/A (Open all year round)  
Inquiry/Information
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-61-782-8484  
Jeollanam-do Gurye-gun Weather Rating
2024-12-28 Poor
Not recommended for outdoor activities
2024-12-29 Poor
Not recommended for outdoor activities
2024-12-30 Poor
Not recommended for outdoor activities
2024-12-31 Fair
Caution advised
2025-01-01 Poor
Not recommended for outdoor activities
2025-01-02 Poor
Not recommended for outdoor activities
2025-01-03 Fair
Caution advised