Petit France Village at Gyeonggi do

Petite France is situated in Gyeonggi-do Gapyeong-gun Cheongpyeong-myeon Goseong-ri 616. Yes, in the Gapyeong County (provinve of Gyeonggi-do), at about two hours from Seoul, there is a “Little France” in Korea.

Gyeonggi-do (경기도 - 京畿道) is the Korean province immediately surrounding the capital, Seoul, along with Suwon and Incheon.

Petite France, a French cultural village set in the Korean countryside! Petite France serves as both a French cultural village and a youth training facility (Goseong Youth Training Center), and consists of 16 French-style buildings where visitors can lodge and experience French food, clothing, and household culture.

‘Petit’ means ‘small and pretty’ in French, and this village is located on the hilltop overlooking the beautiful mountain scenery of Homyeongsan (Mt.) and the clear surroundings of Cheongpyeongho (Lake). Building heights were adjusted using natural hills, and every house in the village were arranged to overlook the lake. Such structure disposition and internal decoration of construction materials, rooftop, windows and floor are all French.

Petite France was once a setting place for Munhwa broadcast TV drama Called "Beethoven Virus".

Petite France Facilities :

* Little Prince theme park
* Exhibitions – Saint-Exupery memorial hall; a pavilion to exhibit French household culture; gallery of the coq gaulois exhibition
* Shops – Bistro; herbal shop; Little Prince souvenir shop; orgel shop
* Other Attractions - Puppet theater; activity center; multi-purpose hall; outdoor performance site; observatory; a walking path (along which wild flowers bloom); Adventure Hill


Petite France Admission Fees

* Preschoolers (ages 3-7) 5,000 won (group admission of kindergarten 3,000 won)
* Youths 6,000 won (group 4,000 won)
* Adults 8,000 won (group 6,000 won)
Group - more 20 people
Free admission for overnight guests.


How To Access Petite France

* A bus runs between Seoul (East Seoul terminal) and Cheongpyeong departing every 20 to 30 minutes (06:15-22:05), and takes one hour
* A train runs between Seoul (Cheongnyangni station, Seongbuk station) and Cheongpyeong departing every 50 minutes (06:10-22:00), and the journey takes one hour Take a shuttle bus runs from Cheongnyangni station to Petite France six times on weekdays and eight times on weekends.

Petit France Official Website : http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=815994

Some Photos and pictures of Petit France :



Petite France is named after the famous novel “The Little Prince”. Petit France has made a formal license contract with the Saint Exupery Foundation at Lyonnais, France, a foundation of the author of to provide contents on .



You can feel the serene sight of Southern Europe at Petit France, made up of houses with white walls and red terra-cotta rooftops.



This plaza with its fountain and everything was perfect for having a cup of coffee and feeling like being in Europe for a while.



Kang-Mae’s room. Everyone was making use of the opportunity to pretend to be him. There are lotsa props available for people to use, such as batons, scores, instruments etc.



As much as it is the official partner of the Saint-Exupéry Foundation, it contains a variety of things to see on the .



Another view of the village in the middle of Gyeonggi-do mountains.


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Lotte World Seoul Indoor Theme Park

Lotte World is the world's largest indoor theme park, and one of Seoul's main theme park and its attracts about 8 million visitors annually. The park is divided into an indoor and outdoor linked by a monorail. The indoor includes the 'Adventure Land' with acres of streets representing different countries and are filled with hundreds of activities, entertainments, shops, restaurants and ongoing parades. There is also an ice-rink and a fascinating Folk Museum complete with miniature villages.

Lotte World is one of favourite Theme park Tourist destination besides Everland and Waterpia.

The outdoor Magic Island with its fairy-tale looking castle, offers visitors thrilling high-altitude rides, laser shows and pleasant walking trails around a lake.

An indoor theme park connected with Lotte Hotel and Lotte Department Store, Lotte World is the Korean recreation center most frequently visited by foreigners. Lotte World consists of the indoor amusement park “Adventure” and an outdoor one as well, dubbed “Magic Island.” The outdoor Magic Island has numerous, thrill-packed attractions. Even the castle itself is an awesome background for photographs. At the indoor facility, “Adventure,” the World Carnival Parade is held from 7:30 pm to 8 pm and the Cosmos Circus Laser Show at 9:30 pm. Of the two, the World Carnival Parade is particularly eye-catching. KNTO programmers Heo Seok and Ko Young-shin, and Spanish expert Seo Se-a filed this report after visiting Lotte World one night.

Opening time: Daily 9.30am to 11pm
Admission:
30,000 won (adults)
26,000 won (youths 13-18)
23,000 won (children under 12)
* Cheaper admission after 5pm

Address: 40-1,Jamsil dong,Songpa-gu,Seoul 138721
Phone: +82-2-411-2000
Directions: Jamsil Subway Station (Line 2 and 8). Exit 4 directly to Lotte World
Website: http://www.lotteworld.com/eng/index.jsp



Lotte World is like a small city with an amusement park, folk museum, sports center, skating rink, water slide park, shopping center and the hotel.


Lotte world theme park, open day and night all year round. At night, it is open from 5 pm to 11 pm.




Lotte Department Store is one of Korea's leading department store. The shopping center with dozens of small specialty shops surrounds a large, open central area that has a large food court.


ice skating and Ice ring at Lotte World Seoul


Location of the Lotte world within the Seoul Subway


Map of Magic Island, the Outdoor Recreation Park of Lotte World

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