The Metropolitan City of Daegu named its spring tour program “Pretty Daegu,” which has been inspired by a TV series that was shot in the city’s beautiful alleyways, incoriporating history tracing back thousands of years.

The tour destinations appearing in the TV series include Kim Kwang-seok Road; Hill Crest; the Mabi Jong Murals; and the Cheongra Hill, while “Pretty Road” includes Yakjeon Alley; Seomun Market; The Way to Arboretum; and the Heavenly Garden on Mt. Palgong.

The so-called “Crazy About Night Views” includes such tourist sites in Daegu as the Suseong Pond; E-world; the Mt. Ap Observatory; and the Ayang Railroad. 

The “Meeting with the Beautiful Past” segment of the tour program includes a visit to the Hyangchon Cultural Hall, the Village of Otgol, the Textile Museum, and Samunjin Tavern Village.

The spring tour program also includes an introduction to the city’s popular eateries, 10 of which were selected for the reputation of their foods, which are mostly traditional in style. When patrons take a photo at any of the respective eateries and upload them on Facebook, a free beverage coupon will be given out via Starbucks mobile.

The spring tour programs have a section for going to beauty parlors in Daegu at a 50 percent discount. They can go to Heavenly Lake and watch how Oriental herb cosmetics products are made, go to Jewellery Town to watch rings for couples made, and continue on to the Textile Museum to see how Echobags are made.

Temple Stays are also popular. 

They are a unique opportunity to experience Korean Buddhism, its daily lifestyle, rituals and spirituality. It generally entails staying at a Buddhist temple and engaging in daily monastic activities. Today, temple stays remain one of the most popular programs among locals and foreigners for experiencing Korean Buddhis

Temple stay programs are divided largely into three different categories: relaxation, experience, and practice-focused. The availability of programs varies by temple.

Relaxation temple stay:Replenish your tired body and mind through chamseon (seon meditation) and a Buddhist ceremony.

Experience temple stay:Learn the traditions and customs of Korean Buddhism through monastic meals, the 108 prostrations, lotus lantern making, and relic visits.

Practice temple stay:Engage in daily monastic activities and Buddhist rituals, and practice introspection through seon meditation.

Other types of temple stays are geared towards traditional culture, ecology, rural village exploration, hiking, and New Year's celebration. A wide variety of programs are available nationwide and all year round. The cost of a temple stay ranges between 30,000 won and 100,000 won, depending on the number of nights of the stay. Most temples provide uniforms to temple stay participants.

Generally, a temple stay program includes a Buddhist service, meditation, formal monastic meal, tea ceremonies, lotus lantern making, Buddhist instrument experience, the 108 prostrations, and communal work. Some programs also educate participants on monastic meals offering and tea ceremony.

One of the programs of Lotus Lantern Festivalis lotus lanterns making, a form of Buddhism art; the lotus is the symbol of a light shining brightly in the dark world. Lanterns are held on Buddhist birthday, April 8 of the lunar calendar at all the temples and the cities across Korea. During the month of Buddha's birthday, a variety of events are held throughout the nation, attracting many tourists from abroad and local.