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Daegu
City in South Korea

Daegu

Daegu, formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (대구광역시), is a city in southeastern South Korea.

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It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; the fourth-largest metropolitan city in the nation with over 2.3 million residents, and the second-largest city after Busan in the Yeongnam region in southeastern South Korea. Daegu and the surrounding North Gyeongsang Province are often referred to as Daegu-Gyeongbuk, with a total population of over 5 million.

Get in

Getting to Daegu

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    Dongdaegu Station

    This is the main station, and only serves the high speed KTX trains.

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    Daegu Station

    It is in the centre of the city (Dongsungro/Jungangro).

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    Seodaegu Station
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    Dongdaegu Terminal
See

Worth seeing

Parks include Bongmu Reports Park between Daegu Airport and the entrance of Mt. Palgong, it has playgrounds and equipment for tennis, Jokku, badminton, shooting and so on; you can enjoy of outdoor variety sports. Not only Mt. Palgong, but also Apsan Park, 83 Tower, Daegu Arboretum, Dalsong Park, are also good for sightseeing.

Eat

Where to eat

Daegu Jjimgalbi. The local specialty consists of beef ribs cooked in a worn out aluminum pot seasoned with spicy red pepper powder and chopped garlic. This is completely different from the steamed short ribs cooked in soy sauce served in other areas of Korea. Its unique feature is the tongue-tingling, burning sensation it creates when enjoyed with soju (hard Korean alcohol) or rice mixed with leftover spices.

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    Samsong Bakery

    Samsong Bakery since 1957, is the oldest bakery from Daegu.

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    Seomun Market

    Seomun Market, the largest traditional market in Daegu, was historically referred to as Daegu Market.

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    Yeonmakchang

    Makchang aged with lotus leaves is soft and savory Yeonmakchang ₩12,000.

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    Shilla Restaurant

    The main branch of the Shilla Restaurant is a popular restaurant in Daegu, where stir-fried octopus and Korean bean seafood and soft bean curd jjigae are popular.

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    Grilled

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: MaedaAkihiko (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.