Jukrim-dong Cathedral 죽림동 주교좌성당
Chuncheon · Myeongdong & Jungang Market · Sights
This Catholic cathedral stands on a small hill and is built in a grey stone style that looks surprisingly European for a Korean provincial city. It was completed in the years after the Korean War, and the compound feels calm compared with the busy market just below. Most visitors walk around the courtyard, look at the facade and take photos of the old-town rooftops from the slope.
The interior is open to quiet visitors outside services, but Mass times are best avoided, and you should dress modestly and keep your voice low. It takes about half an hour, which makes it a good pause between the market and the dakgalbi lane.
Walk up the road south of Chuncheon Jungang Market, or climb the stairs that connect from the end of Yuklim-gogae Alley. Car access is awkward, so go on foot. (Show a driver: 죽림동 주교좌성당)
Show this Korean name to your taxi driver or match it to signs: 죽림동 주교좌성당
- Best time to visit
- Morning, when the sun lights the stone walls; avoid Sunday Mass hours.
- Pair it with
- Yuklim-gogae Alley and Chuncheon Jungang Market are a few minutes downhill, and Chuncheon Pungmul Market makes sense on a market day.
- Great for
- Parents, Solo travelers
- Local tip
- A stone Catholic church on a hill above the old town. Stay outside during Mass and enjoy the courtyard and the view.