Yeongildae Beach — Attraction in Pohang-si

This is one of my favorite beaches in South Korea, despite the ugly horizon that the steel factories and refineries create on the opposite shore. Granted, at night, the factory lights actually add some camouflage faux charm, but there's no hiding that eyesore in the daylight. That's probably one reason why the beach is not more popular than it is. But still, avert your eyes until sunset and that lower volume of visitors works to your advantage. The attractions are less crowded and it's much more comfortable that way. Don't get me wrong. It's not deserted. At night the place comes alive. There are a plethora of good restaurants and other fun nightlife. People are much friendlier, especially to tourists, than some other places in Korea. I've visited here on numerous occasions before I was married and now my wife agrees that it's her favorite too. So, I recommend that you enjoy it. It's not terribly expensive, in fact quite reasonable including the hotel rates right on the beach. Korea is very travel friendly too. You can get from one side to another in 5 hours or less by car, bus, plane or high-speed train. You'll be...

One of the best places in Pohang. I stayed in Pohang for almost 3 months and this place was a short 25-30 mins bus ride from my house. I made a point to visit Yeongildae beach almost twice every week. Has a lot of coffee shops, eating joints, bars and hotels (motels too 😋). The most stunning part about the beach is a long side walk. It stretches to almost one kilometre or even more with a lot of blings and lights on one side and a vast ocean on the other. POSCOs steel plant looks immaculate at night (especially with an amazing light show). For people who would like to stay at the beach and choose from numerous sea facing hotels that would cost anywhere from KRW 40000 to 120000. Do try out fresh sea food at restaurants located on the sea side. While walking around, you can get glimpse of fire Crackers that are being sold on the sea side. Small sky shots fill up the skyline with colours. Definitely a site to visit and enjoy...

This is the 2nd worst beach Ive ever been to. 1st being Santa Cruz, CA. The water couldn't have been dirtier. I felt so much rotting kelp and other debris constantly brush against my leg as I waded in. The water was eerily warm and then seeing the industrial plant nearby just had me thinking all sorts of unhappy thoughts. Lol. I spent a few minutes just standing there wondering how all the adults next to me still seemed to be unphased by the water and seeming to enjoy themselves. Good for them. Parking was the only thing that wasn't bad. I wonder why...

The redeeming part of the day was that I found another beach about 12 kms north. Past some shipbuilding hangars. That beach was nice. A lot colder and had nice waves to my liking. Offered a small hill behind which provided good views. Shower/changing facility was chaotic. Felt like a bunch of refugees overflowing the facility. Have 2,000 won for the...