Yuseong Hot Springs
A popular place for the royals during the Baekje Kingdom, this oncheon (hot spring) feeds water from 350m (1,148 ft.) underground. Various hotels and spas get water for their special hot spring spas. An old legend has it that a Baekje woman's only son was injured in a battle against the Shilla Kingdom. One winter day, she saw a crane with an injured wing. It dipped the wing into a hot spring that was bubbling up from under the snow and seemed to be cured. The woman brought her son there and his wounds were healed as well. And that's how Yuseong Oncheon got to be famous for its healing properties.
One of the best in the area is the Yousung Spa (tel. 042/820-0100), located inside the Yousung Hotel. Open daily from 5am to 10pm, it costs W4,500 for adults, W2,200 for children. Early birds can get in before 8am for only W3,000.
A popular place for the royals during the Baekje Kingdom, this oncheon (hot spring) feeds water from 350m (1,148 ft.) underground. Various hotels and spas get water for their special hot spring spas. An old legend has it that a Baekje woman's only son was injured in a battle against the Shilla Kingdom. One winter day, she saw a crane with an injured wing. It dipped the wing into a hot spring that was bubbling up from under the snow and seemed to be cured. The woman brought her son there and his wounds were healed as well. And that's how Yuseong Oncheon got to be famous for its healing properties.
One of the best in the area is the Yousung Spa (tel. 042/820-0100), located inside the Yousung Hotel. Open daily from 5am to 10pm, it costs W4,500 for adults, W2,200 for children. Early birds can get in before 8am for only W3,000.
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