Pocheon Onsen Gyeonggi

Pocheon, in the northeastern corner of Gyeonggi Province bordering Gangwon-do Province near the Demilitarized Zone, is set in the rugged granite mountains of the Gwangju Highland range where Art Valley — a former quarry transformed into a spectacular cultural and performance venue carved into granite cliffs — and the Korea Herb Park create distinctive destinations in this frontier agricultural community. Pocheon Onsen Gyeonggi draws on sodium and bicarbonate thermal waters from the geothermal resources of the Korean granite basement beneath the Gyeonggi Massif, offering restorative baths in a highland community whose proximity to the DMZ frontier, the scenic Hantangang River basalt canyon gorge, and the traditional Idongjin makgeolli rice wine brewing culture make it an unusually varied spa destination near the Korean border. The Pocheon Art Valley quarry cultural park, the Hantangang River Geopark with its extraordinary columnar basalt lava canyon, and the traditional Idong Galbi (grilled ribs) cuisine for which Pocheon is famous throughout the Seoul metropolitan area create a richly varied spa destination in northeastern Gyeonggi Province.