For a crowd-free look at Seoul's stunning skyline, skip the popular Namsan Tower and get your sweat on with this challenging but oh-so-spectacular hike.

Stretching nearly 19 kilometers, this fortress wall weaves through four majestic mountains—Bugaksan, Inwangsan, Naksan, and Namsan.

Pictured above is the Mount Namsan section of Seoul City Fortress. [JoongAng Ilbo] One of the best things about the Seoul City Fortress wall is how easy it is to access from the busy downtown area of ...

A portion of the Seoul Fortress Wall beneath N Seoul Tower Walls of Stone In Joseon-era Korea, Mt. Namsan marked the southern limit of the royal capital of Seoul. Accordingly, its ridges were lined by ...

There are a number of Green Transport Zones in Seoul, some within the Seoul Fortress Wall, including Gwanghwamun Square, and parts of mounts Inwang, Bugak, Naksan and Namsan, as well as areas ...

Home to five warning beacons and a protective city wall during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), Mount Namsan now hosts a park and a smattering of tourism sites like an aquarium, a library and a ...

Picture shows the concrete wall to the entrance of Namsan Tunnel No. 1 linking Toegye-ro at the northern foot of Mt. Namsan and Hannam-dong in the south in Seoul, which has been converted as a ...

Emile Bourdartet, a French engineer who came to Korea in 1900 to help construct railways and mines, said of Seoul Fortress Wall, “It is possible to walk the whole length of this wall in a single ...