Heyri Art Village — Attraction in Paju-si

Heyri Art Valley or Heyri Art Village is is less than an hour northwest and was the vision of a book publisher many years ago. The inhabitants of Heyri Art Valley are mostly Korean artists such as writers, painters, actors, architects and musicians. Due to the artistic nature of the community, there are residences, workrooms, art galleries and museums, all of which are owned and operated by the artists themselves. In addition, there are also cafes and food courts for the convenience of visitors.

We were there in the evening and most of the museums were about to close. So instead of taking the shuttle tour of the village, or visit a museum, we had wanted to just walk around and absorb the artsy vibes of the village.

Unfortunately for us, the weather was pretty cold (and it was pretty dark), so we changed our minds and hopped back to the car to drive around to look for some nice café to chill. We finally settled on this book café which had shelves upon shelves of books. It was called Foresta Book Café.

From the moment we entered, it was as if we were magically transported into a different world. The café has a bookstore and a museum within its premises. The café is on the first floor and has floor-to-ceiling shelves full of enormous collections of books, vast spaces with tables and chairs and aesthetics that book lovers would drool over.

Definitely worth the visit the next time we are in Seoul (for really nice photos and atmosphere), there are still so many places we did not get to explore. For more details and photos, please visit my blog:...

Take the red bus 2000 from Seoul to Paju Heyri art village for one day then you will be able to enjoy the arts museums , coffee, bakery n foods culture villages. It is busy with so many things to see and to do here depending to what you are interested. Highly recommended and very well plans art town over last 20 yr , borders of South n North Korea , peaceful and beautiful country side. We were spending time to visit our family house@Motif.One, and bought a custom made apron at Hadam's leather shops, ate lunch by Pizza restaurant near by, picked up some Korean made socks at flea markets, so many things for just one day. We will be come again in future and hope to stay over night here too. The afternoon sunset is one of favorite time as our friends said. Love to be at Paju Heyri Art...

The campus itself is beautiful and great for walking around in. The buildings have some really forward thinking architecture nestled among adorable woods with really cool sculptures in between.

That being said, they should really rename this place Heyri Cafe Village as there are far more cute cafes with expensive but highy instagram-able drinks then there are actual art galleries.

While I would appreciate these cafes if they were in my neighborhood, it seems a little silly to trek all the way out here for a novelty cappucino and some macarons. If that's your vibe then ok but if you really want to look at some art then this place might be a bit...