Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju

A huge-ish historical complex that is rebuilt after the Japanese burned it down. Very similar to other historical Buddhist Asian temples. Highly encourage you to visit this place if you have not experienced Asian temples before. The entire area is calming and serene. Am particularly amazed by a section in the temple where they stacked rocks on top of each other to resemble pagodas. It's like a mini city itself. You can take Bus 12 from the main road below the temple to go to Seokguram Grotto. Bus 12 departs every hourly when we were there. There are also numerous eateries at the main road leading up to the temple. You can get here via Bus 10, 11 and 700. A must visit in Gyeongju due to its UNESCO status. For the religious, you can also pray to the deities here. If you're interested, you can also sign up to spend the night in the temple for a small fee. There's a counter in front of the temple for you to ask or you can Google for more info regarding the temple stay.

A really nice place to visit. Having been restored some years back it's in very good condition. It's seems big but doesn't take long to be fully visited.

Nice temple, you can reach it easily from Gyeongju taking bus number 10, 11 or 700. Not crowded around 12-14h.

No trip to Korea would be complete without a stop at Bulguksa Temple. It is one of the best preserved temples in Korea. Anytime of the year is a great time to visit. I prefer spring and autumn for the colors. The spring is filled with cherry blossoms and bright spring colors as well. In the autumn you have the orange and red leaves. Just be prepared for the traffic it is a very popular destination. Getting to the temple is simple there is public transportation and private tours.

Big buddhist place, nice souvenir shop. But I dont recommend restaurants under, near a parking lot. I was at two and nobody there, and I wont name the third restaurant, where I had "naengmyeon" cold noodles, absolutely without a taste, it taste more like rotten.. and they even didnt give me side dishes (panchan), but Korean guest they gave it, so I felt really upset.