음성 가볼만한 곳This summer vacation, I recommend the exciting travel destination of Eumseong. Eumseong has many tourist courses such as factory tours, Bonghak-gol Forest Bathing Area, and Baekya Natural Recreation Forest, and there are many SNS-famous restaurants where you can enjoy various food tours.
If there are neighbors who are naturally planning a trip as the rainy season ends, I recommend spending healing time in Eumseong at the beginning and end of the full-fledged summer vacation season. I introduce the Maegoe Seongmo Pilgrimage Site as a recommended travel destination in Eumseong that you must visit this summer to get away from your daily life during the hot summer vacation period and have some cool healing.
Places to visit in Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do
Gamgok Maegoe Seongmo Pilgrimage Site
Eumseong Gamgok Maegoe Seongmo Pilgrimage Site was the first to be established in Chungcheongbuk-do. This cathedral was founded in 1896 by Father Im Camillo, who purchased a house and land at the bottom of Maesan Hill in Gamgok and started it as Gamgok Parish. After that, it was repaired to match the trend of the times, and the current Gothic cathedral was built in October 1930. Gamgok Cathedral is a place of pilgrimage for the Virgin Mary, and is visited by many Catholics. However, the Gothic-style architecture rarely seen in Korea and the surrounding natural scenery are beautifully in harmony with the cathedral, attracting a steady stream of tourists. Once inside, it feels even more exotic, like a gathering place for strange magicians.
In particular, it is recorded that the house purchased in 1896 was the home of Chungju pastor Min Eung-sik, where Empress Myeongseong took refuge during the Im-o Incident. Gamgok Cathedral was also the place where the first Eucharistic Congress was held in Korea in 1914.
As such, let’s take a look at our beautiful cultural heritage that contains traces of modern Korean history, as befitting a building with over 100 years of history, and capture the scent of history and nature that Eumseong preserves in photos.
Places to visit in Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do
Gamgok Maegoe Seongmyo Pilgrimage Site
Eumseong-gun is promoting the promotion of Gamgok Cathedral (Gamgok Maegoe Seongmo Pilgrimage Site Cathedral) in Gamgok-myeon to a nationally designated cultural property. For reference, Gamgok Cathedral is seeing an increase in visitors due to the opening of Gamgok Janghowon Station on the KTX Central Inland Line in 2021.
After finishing the cathedral tour, let’s go up Maesan Hiking Trail. If you take a leisurely 30-minute walk through the forest, you can enjoy the sound of an orchestra playing with birds singing.
If you want to spend a quiet time with nature while wearing a light hat during the hot summer, I recommend taking a moment to reflect on yourself on the hiking trail.
Gamgok Cathedral is a modern cultural heritage that is meaningful not only to Catholics but also to everyone, and is an area with outstanding cultural heritage value.
Rather than visiting for religious meaning, it would be better to visit Eumseong cultural heritage as a light tourist course. Thank you for enjoying your Eumseong trip today.
Places to visit in Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do
Gamgok Maegwaeseongmyo Pilgrimage Site
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This post was written by the social media reporters, and may differ from the official position of Eumseong-gun.
Written on 24.04.24 (Wed)
