Driving Downtown Gangneung-si(강릉), South Korea: One of 3 major cities in Gangwon Province

Welcome to KoreaRoadTour channel on YouTube! The International Olympic Committee announced that the 23rd Olympic Winter Games in 2018 are awarded to the city of Pyeongchang. South Korea will once again host the Olympics, this time, it will be the winter games about a month later. With the upcoming Winter Pyeongchang Olympics, a record number of foreigners are going to be coming to South Korea for the first time. So this season, we shot the downtown area of the city where the PyeongChang Olympic Games are held or nearby city. This series includes downtown scenes in Sokcho-si, Yangyang County, Gangneung-si, Pyeongchang County. And Seoul–Yangyang Expressway that offers better access to PyeongChang Olympic venues. People coming here must not miss our Pyeongchang Olympic Series! Gangneung is the city where the actual PyeongChang Olympic Games are held and is the center of ice sports playing on ice rinks. In Gangneung Olympic Park, Curling, Ice hockey, Speed Skating, Short Track and Figure Skating are held. PyeongChang Olympic. Passion. Connected. Enjoy this video :) 👣 Location - https://goo.gl/maps/EcZefBE7anp 👉 About Gangneung-si (강릉시) Gangneung (Korean pronunciation: [kaŋ.nɯŋ]) is a city in Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017). Gangneung is the economic center of the Yeongdong region of Gangwon Province. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, such as Jeongdongjin, a very popular area for watching the sunrise, and Gyeongpo Beach. There is a ROK airbase south of downtown Gangneung which formerly doubled as a civil airport. The city will host all the ice events for the 2018 Winter Olympics. ° Places to visit in Gangneung-si (강릉 가볼만한 곳) ╰ Gangneung Coffee Street (강릉커피거리) Gangneung-si in Gangwon-do is the first local district in Korea to host a coffee festival and support coffee artisans as well has promoted development of coffee-related contents such as the coffee museum, coffee street, coffee factory, barista academy, etc. With almost all coffee shops in the area roasting their own coffee beans, Gangneung-si is well-recognized as the "city of coffee." ╰ Jeongdongjin Sunrise Park (정동진 해돋이 공원) Located in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Jeongdongjin is a picturesque area with a quaint, little railway station standing alongside the sandy beach. The combination of the area’s railroad station, beach, and groves of pine trees makes Jeongdongjin a very peaceful and romantic mini getaway. The highlight of the Jeongdongjin tour, however, is the sunrise. The early morning sun reaching out over the ocean and outlining the dewy silhouettes of the station and surrounding pines is a sight that is straight out of a fairy tale. (*Refer to english.visitkorea.or.kr)