Find You Seoul
Competing with Tokyo, Beijing, and Taipei for your attention, Korea’s capital is often overlooked as one of Asia’s top cities to explore. But there is plenty to discover in Seoul that you might not know about. Skyscrapers and futuristic architecture, like the Lotte World Tower, sit alongside ancient Buddhist temples and traditional houses at the Bukchon Hanok Village.

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Travel to Luxury, Travel to Seoul

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In Korea, Buddhist temples are abundant. Many of the oldest and most famous temples are located high up in the mountains, where monks and nuns live, meditate and study. Others are located in urban areas where they can be visited regularly by lay Buddhists. Buddhists go to temples to spend time in quiet meditation, for Dharma (study), to offer prayers and donations, to share in Sangha (community) and to celebrate important dates in the Buddhist calendar. Many temples have beautiful architecture, statues, paintings and pagodas, some dating back more than 1000 years. Most Korean temples have names ending in -sa (사), which means "temple."

The Place to Be: Seoul

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