Huinnyeoul Culture Village: The Most Colorful Place To Visit In Busan

Like most people, I’ve been to the more well-known Gamcheon Culture Village, but did you know there is another colorful and more coastal culture village in Busan? Yes! The Huinnyeoul Culture Village (희여울문화마을) is a colorful seaside spot to see art, enjoy cafes and food, and have a good time with friends or family walking along the coast. Looking for something to do in Busan? Look no further.

Huinnyeoul Culture Village (희여울문화마을), Yeongdo-gu, Busan, Korea

Here’s what you need to know about the Huinnyeoul Culture Village in Busan, Korea:

How To Get To Huinnyeoul Culture Village
Where To Stay In The Area
How To Get Around The Village
The History of Huinnyeoul Culture Village
What To See In The Huinnyeoul Culture Village
Cafes To Check Out
- Huinnyeoul Beach (흰여울비치)
- Sinki Yeoul (신기여울)

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How To Get To Huinnyeoul Culture Village

Address: 1044-6, Yeongseon-dong 4-ga, Yeongdo-gu, Busan (부산광역시 영도구 영선동4가 1044-6)

By Tour: Klook offers a tour that includes the Huinnyeoul Culture Village, Janglim Port, and Dadaepo Beach with a great guide if you want to see more in one day with a great guide. You can book the Klook tour here.

Where To Stay In The Area

If you’ll be visiting Busan, make sure you know where to stay near the things you want to see. The city is long so if you want to see things on the east side, don’t stay on the west side! Check out my guide to hotels in Busan to help you figure out the best areas to stay in for you! Which neighborhood will suit you? Let’s find out.

Lavalse Hotel

Stay in this stunning hotel with floor to ceiling windows offering views of the coast, the seas, and the ports. Guests not only have spacious rooms but they also have terraces. Choose between cityscape views or landscape views and easy access to the surrounding area. This is a top spot to stay in Busan and the staff is helpful and speaks a variety of languages to help all guests have the best stay in Busan.

Book your stay here now on Booking.com or on Agoda.com

How To Get Around The Village

There are 14 alleys that weave in, around, up and down the area. There are some main thoroughfares and small alleys that connect them and at each entrance and exit there are maps clearly posted. This makes it really easy to get around and through the village and see everything there is to see. The maps are clearly marked with numbers and from the top you can look down to see the other major points of interest. Here is the map of Huinnyeoul Culture Village to help you get around:

The Huinnyeoul Trail was once the only way to get to the must-see Taejongdae Park before Jeoryeong Coastal Trail was completed. As you walk, enjoy those gorgeous blue views of the ocean in front of you. It’s really stunning and many of the buildings in the village are painted a stark white to contrast rather beautifully like the pictures you see of Santorini in Greece. Actually, the area is called “The Santorini of Busan”. If you’re trying to plan an itinerary for Busan, you can easily fit this in when you head to Taejongdae.

The History of Huinnyeoul Culture Village

The houses that stand shoulder to shoulder and overlook the Busan seaside and Namhang ports was born when Korean War refugees came to the area. Signs in the village will tell you about the pain felt during the period when refugees from the Korean War came to the area. Artists began to take up residence in the village around 2011 when the rents were low and the village was decaying a bit. They brought the village back to life again through art in various forms from murals to mosaics and now the village is just a stunning place to visit.

Do be aware that much like the Ihwa Mural Village in Seoul, there still are some residential buildings so don’t go just walking in places that aren’t clearly marked as restaurants, cafes, or public places.

Huinnyeoul Culture Village got its name from the snow white water bubbles that formed when the fresh water from Bongnaesan Mountain met the sea down below. The area has become popular in more recent years because of various dramas and films filmed there, but the area has, for awhile, been known as the second Songdo.

It just so happened, that we were staying in Songdo so that we could check out the Busan Air Cruise cable car and the brand new suspension bridge that is there so isn’t just fitting that we also came to the second Songdo? Songdo was initially THE place for Busan residents to head for rest, leisure, and entertainment. This second Songdo is now another village area with arts and culture to enjoy.

After various films, including “The Attorney” (2013) and “Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time” (2011), used this as a location and more people came, some of the private houses were remodeled to become public and to revitalize the area. There is even a small museum that fills you in on all of the films and dramas that have been filmed in the area.

What To See In The Huinnyeoul Culture Village

If you walk along the main thoroughfare in Huinnyeoul Culture Village, you’ll easily be able to spot various murals and mosaics along the way. There are also numerous super colorful alley ways to meander through. Wear something bright because you’ll have some beautiful pictures after your visit no doubt.

If you start at the beginning (number 1 on the maps that you pass along the way), you’ll find a information building that has an observatory deck and talks about some of the films and dramas filmed there. There also Busan dialect on the windows. Just try saying some of those sentences. Want to plan the ultimate trip to Busan? Check out my guide to Busan so you know what else is a must-see.

If you like finding these kinds of interesting and artistic culture villages, be sure to also check out:

the Hamchang Art Road
Gongju’s Yugu Mural Village
the Ant Village in Seoul
the Mullae-dong Street Art neighborhood in Seoul

Walk Down To The Jeoryeong Coastal Trail

Once you get down to the end of the popular mural and mosaic street, you’ll come to the Rainbow Staircase that leads down to the Jeoryeong Coastal Trail. Opened in the late 1990s, this path is 3 kilometers long and was redone in a bright blue in the area of the village to really reflect the vibrant colors of the area.

The trail was chosen as one of the most beautiful nuri-gil (trails) in the country and on a clear day, you can even see the Japanese Island Tsushima. There’s a cave to check out if you keep heading towards Taejongdae which is another popular photo-op spot.

Cafes To Check Out

Huinnyeoul Beach (흰여울비치)

This cute pink cafe is full of those beachy vibes with rattan chairs and umbrellas and lots of photo zones outside if you want to get some awesome pictures. The coffees were good and the views were amazing. It’s a very comfortable place to take a rest with gorgeous views out of the culture village.

Address: 236 Jeoryeong-ro, Yeongdong-gu, Busan (부산 영도구 절영로 236 전체)
Hours: Monday – Friday: 11:00am ~ 8:00pm; Weekends: 11:00am ~ 9:30pm

Sinki Yeoul (신기여울)

Unlike the beachy cafe above, this one is a bit more moody when you get inside but that’s because the dark interior really allows the natural views of the exterior to move in and take over. The large windows allow all the light you need in and the black walls make the white patios and the blue oceans further out look even more appealing and bright. It’s a gorgeously dark cafe with great coffees and ades which we found very refreshing the hot day that we visited.

Address: 202-2 Jeoryeong-ro, Yeongdong-gu, Busan (부산 영도구 절영로 202-2)
Hours: Weekdays: 12:00pm ~ 7:00pm; Weekends: 10:00am ~ 8:00pm

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