Gwaneumsa Temple (Daegu) (관음사(대구))

Introduction

Gwaneumsa Temple in Do-dong, Daegu is situated halfway up the rock face thickly wooded with Oriental Arborvitae. The Dalseong Forest of Oriental Arborvitae here has been enlisted as Natural Monument No. 1 of Korea. This forest, boasting several hundred years of history together with the temple, is admired as one of the ten best sceneries of Daegu.

 

Address: 

535, Dunsan-ro, Dong-gu, Daegu[Google Map]

 

Closed: 

N/A (open all year round)

 

 

Transportation

 

From Seoul Express Bus Terminal, take an express bus to Dongdaegu
Bus Terminal (동대구터미널).
* Bus schedule: 06:00-23:55, 20-30min intervals
From Dongdaegu Bus Terminal, transfer
to Bus 818 bound for KT Dongdaegu Branch(KT동대구지사).
* Bus schedule:
06:30-23:05, 9min intervals
Transfer to Bus Palgong1(팔공1) bound for Thuja Forest
(측백수림앞).
*
Bus schedule: 4-7 times a day, 42min intervals
Get off, cross the Gwaneumgyo Bridge
(관음교), and walk for 150m.

 

 

Additional Info

 

addr2: (Do-dong)

tel: +82-53-984-9940

zipcode: 41017

infocenter: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-53-984-9940
(Korean)