Historical Gyeongju was named as one of the world’s top 10 cities to visit in 2022 by Lonely Planet in their yearly “Best in Travel” series.
The accolades for the city continue as last year, Gyeongju was also selected for the 2021 National Geographic “2021 Destinations on the Rise” list as one of the top places in the world to explore a cultural and historic journey.
On this year’s LP list, Gyeongju ranked at #10.
Other cities included:
Auckland, New Zealand
Taipei, Taiwan
Freiburg, Germany
Atlanta, USA
Lagos, Nigeria
Nicosia/Lefkosia, Cyprus
Dublin, Ireland
Meridia, Mexico
Florence, Italy
Gyeongju, South Korea
You can read more about Gyeongju here.