Icheon

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Located in southeast Gyeonggi-do Province, Icheon is an entrancing rustic city surrounded by rugged mountains and extensive rice fields. The city is particularly noted for Icheon rice, nationally known for its excellent flavor and high quality, for its natural spas and finally, for the Ceramics Village, a modern-day revival of a thousand-year artisan tradition.
	Information for Visitors Nearby Attractions     Icheon Pottery Village     Tel : 82-31-644-2000, 2114     Mt. Seolbongsan     Tel: 82-31-644-2000, 2114     Haegang Ceramics Museum     Tel : 82-31-634-2266 Accommodations     Miranda Hotel     Tel: 82-31-633-2001     Seolbong Hotel     Tel: 82-31-633-6301 Restaurants     Hanilgwan     Tel : 82-31-633-1400     Icheon Ssambapjip     Tel : 82-31-634-4813     Cheongmok     Tel : 82-31-634-5414, 7587     Hyangto     Tel : 82-31-883-8080 How to get there Seoul >>>>>>> Icheon : Bus     Take an Icheon bound bus at     Dongseoul Express Bus Terminal.     The bus departs every 15 minutes     from 6:30 to 21:40.     Take an Icheon bound bus at     Gangnam Express Bus Terminal.     The bus departs every 30 minutes     from 6:20 to 9:20.     It takes about one hour. Car     Exit from Jungbu expressway or     Yeongdong expressway at the     Iche on tollgate and take state     route #3 in the direction of Icheon.
Icheon Spa According to legend, Icheon Hot Springs first gained its reputation during the Joseon Dynasty, when a sick farmer experienced therapeutic effects after washing his face with the waters from the hot springs. The spa is still known to contain abundant sodium, and is a curative for skin ailments, eye problems, neuralgia, and gynecological diseases. There are major hotels in the downtown area, which operate public bath facilities, and swimming pools containing hot spring water. Icheon Pottery Village
Icheon Village of Ceramics is a definite destination for those interested in ceramics. There are traditional wood-fired kilns, where Goryeo celadon with its mystical bluish-green glaze and the Joseon white porcelain, noted for its simple and elegant lines, are produced. There are also more than 300 ceramics studios, numerous ceramics shops and a ceramics museum. In addition, ceramics classes are offered to the public. From the end of September to early October, the Icheon Ceramics Festival is held here.