F1 Korean Grand Prix at Yeongam International Circuit And Tourism Spots

This is is going to be the third year of F1 Korean Grand Prix which is held annually. It is going to be held at the International Circuit located at Yeongam City. Yeongam is actually really far from the capital city. The closest big city from Yeongam is Gwangju Metropolitan City, city of light.
The race will be held on October 14 2012 after the qualification race on the day before. Now, we all know that the race will not take a lot of time. Therefore, while visiting the city for watching the race, you can use some of your time to visit some travel spots.
I did a some research and one tourism spot that I really noticed was Boseong Green Tea Field. It is actually pretty far from the circuit like maybe 1 hour and a half by bus but I heard a lot of good things about this place. If you want to go to somewhere near, it is better to go to Mokpo. It is a city that has port. There is a national maritime museum and also Yudalsan Mountain.
There is this one place that attracts me while doing research about tourism spots in Yeongam. There is a national park called Wolchulsan National Park. I read the description and it looks very nice place to visit. It is said that there are temples and a statue of Buddha that is recognized as national treasure.
So, if you are in Korea or planning to Korea on the date of the race and have interest in this race, come visit. On the website they say it is only going to be until 2016, so don't miss your chance.

Official website: http://www.koreangp.kr/html2012/en/koreangp/overview.jsp

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