Gamcheon Culture Village

The next stop was the Gamcheon Culture Village. This village was built during the 1920s and 1930s when Busan city decided to relocate the working-class population into an area secluded from the port, yet close enough to provide labour. Built on a steep mountain-side slope, the village has been nicknamed "Korea's Santorini" and the "Machu Picchu of Busan.” In 2009 in an effort to bring tourism to the area the city carried out a public art-themed renovation effort to convert the village into a cultural hub as it can be seen today!Read more