racetrack
Korea International Circuit
A Hermann Tilke-designed circuit in Yeongam that hosted Formula 1 from 2010 to 2013, blending street and permanent sections.
27 km · about 30 min drive
AsiaSouth KoreaJeollanam-do
Yeongam
Jeollanam-do, South Korea · Asia
About Yeongam
Yeongam is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Dopo, 36km from Boseong Green Tea Fields.
Yeongam is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, with about 52,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dopo, about 7 km away.
Yeongam County (Korean: 영암군; [jʌŋamɡun]) is a county in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea. Bordered with Mokpo and Naju to the north, Jangheung County to the east, and Haenam and Gangjin to the south, Yeongam County comprises two eups and nine myeons, populated with about 57,000 people, and its county hall is seated inRead more
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The Korean Grand Prix was held along the harbor side, at the Korea International Circuit from 2010 to 2013. The track has been designed by the famous race track designer Hermann Tilke. The circuit is part permanent, part temporary. Construction began in 2007, and was completed in September/October 2010. The circuit had a contract to host the Grand Prix until 2016. After that, a 5-year option would have to be picked up to keep the race until at least 2021. However the race was cancelled after 2013.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Yeongam?
Within an hour or so of Yeongam: Korea International Circuit (27 km), Boseong Green Tea Fields (36 km), Naganeupseong Folk Village (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Yeongam?
The nearest famous roads are Udo Island.
Where is Yeongam?
Yeongam is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, about 7 km from Dopo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 51,573
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- South Korea
- Region
- Jeollanam-do
- Timezone
- Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates
- 34.8006, 126.6967
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in South Korea
Tourist helpline (English): 1330.
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Worth the detour from Yeongam
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Boseong Green Tea Fields
Korea's largest and most beautiful green tea plantation with rolling hills of meticulously trimmed tea bushes creating a vivid emerald landscape.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Naganeupseong Folk Village
A walled Joseon-era town still inhabited, with thatched-roof houses inside 1.4 km of stone rampart that can be walked in full. Unlike most folk villages, residents farm the surrounding fields.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Yeongam
- 36 kmBoseong Green Tea FieldsKorea's largest and most beautiful green tea plantation with rolling hills of meticulously trimmed tea bushes creating a vivid emerald landscape.
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