Enjoying the Sea along Yeongdeok Crab Road the Home of Snow Crabs | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

Ganggu Port is the largest port in Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and is famous for snow crab. During snow crab season from November to April or May of the following year, numerous snow crab fishing boats gather here. A snow crab auction hall operates, and the restaurant area called 'Snow Crab Street' extends for 3 km. Around Snow Crab Street, there are the Ganggu Fisheries Cooperative Auction Hall and direct snow crab sales centers where you can purchase snow crab directly. Every year during snow crab season, the Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival is held in the Ganggu Port area, attracting more visitors than usual to Ganggu Port Snow Crab Street.

Jukdosan is a crab specialty restaurant located along the road in the middle section of Ganggu Port Daegae Street in Yeongdeok-gun. On the first floor, there is a large aquarium that stores a large quantity of crabs and live fish, and the second floor features a glass window with water flowing like a waterfall, creating a very refreshing atmosphere. The main menu consists of steamed crabs and wild fresh sashimi, and after enjoying the mild crab meat, fried rice made by stir-frying rice in the crab innards, paired with spicy crab stew, is a delicacy. The third floor of the restaurant has lodging facilities, making overnight stays possible. It has a spacious parking lot for easy vehicle access and offers a comfortable space with a clean interior.

Yeongdeok Sunrise Park is a coastal natural park created along the 64km coastal road connecting Ganggu-myeon and Chuksan-myeon. After a fire in 1997 burned not only the coastline but also the nearby mountain area, the devastated land was restored, focusing on creating a natural park using eco-friendly materials with easy sea access. The park features a front view of the blue sea, a wide grassland behind, and a pine forest plantation, forming an open space. Around 1,500 wooden steps connect gazebos and weave the coastal road to the sea, forming a beautiful walking trail. There are two observation decks along the trail, offering excellent photography spots with panoramic views of the East Sea. Additionally, the park's landmark, the Changpomal Lighthouse, is harmoniously installed with the surrounding natural scenery. Due to its attraction of offering the clearest and most beautiful sunrise views, it draws visitors not only on New Year's Day but also on weekdays for sunrise viewing and leisurely rest.

Bongsudae refers to an ancient communication method using torches and smoke to convey urgent messages, where signals were sent by lighting fires on high mountains—smoke during the day and flames at night. In the Joseon Dynasty during King Sejong the Great's reign, as the national borders became clearer, bongsu facilities were systematically established, placing bongsudae on mountain peaks approximately every 12 km. The time to transfer information from bongsudae to bongsudae was about 20 minutes, and it is estimated that it took about nine hours to send messages from this Yeongdeok Daesosan Bongsudae to Seoul's Namsan via Yeongdeok Chuksanpo. At the top of the mountain, defensive walls were built, and inside the fortress, a bongsudon was constructed with an 11-meter diameter and 3.5-meter height. Several remaining bongsudae have been designated as local cultural assets for protection, and among them, Daesosan Bongsudae is well preserved in its original form, making it valuable to understand the communication methods of the Joseon Dynasty. From Daesosan Bongsudae, you can overlook Yeongdeok Chuksan Port and Yeonghae-myeon in the distance, and it is also a famous spot for sunrise.