Busan travel guide
Best Selfie & Photo Spots in Busan
The best photo spots in Busan are Gamcheon Culture Village’s pastel lanes (before 10am), Haedong Yonggungsa temple on its sea cliffs at sunrise, the Haeundae Sky Capsule mini-train, and Gwangalli Beach after dark for the illuminated Gwangan Bridge.
Photographing Busan
Busan’s palette is pastel-on-blue: painted villages, capsule trains and a bridge that performs nightly. Mornings belong to the temple cliffs; evenings to Gwangalli.
The best photo & selfie spots in Busan
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Gamcheon Culture Village
Pastel houses stacked over the harbour with the Little Prince statue.
Best time to shoot: Before 10am
Pro tip: The Little Prince photo queue is long — shoot the lanes below instead
Coordinates: 35.0975, 129.0106
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Haedong Yonggungsa
Temple halls perched on wave-cut cliffs.
Best time to shoot: Sunrise
Pro tip: The 108 steps down frame the main hall against the sea
Coordinates: 35.1883, 129.2233
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Haeundae Sky Capsule
Candy-coloured capsules drifting above the coast.
Best time to shoot: Late afternoon
Pro tip: Book sunset slots ahead; shoot the capsules from Mipo station platform
Coordinates: 35.1599, 129.1709
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Gwangalli Beach
The Gwangan Bridge lit up across the bay.
Best time to shoot: After dark (lights till late)
Pro tip: Drone shows run Saturday evenings — check the city schedule
Coordinates: 35.1532, 129.1187
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The best photo spots in Busan are Gamcheon Culture Village’s pastel lanes (before 10am), Haedong Yonggungsa temple on its sea cliffs at sunrise, the Haeundae Sky Capsule mini-train, and Gwangalli Beach after dark for the illuminated Gwangan Bridge.
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