Yeongdeok
영덕군 · Gyeongsangbuk-do
Yeongdeok is Korea's snow crab county: the 'crab street' at Ganggu Port lines up around a hundred crab shops, and the catch peaks from winter into early spring, celebrated with an annual festival. Outside crab season, the quiet east-coast harbors and shoreline drives are the draw.
Snow crab · East coast — live attractions and festivals below come straight from TourAPI open data, filtered to Yeongdeok only and refreshed hourly.
Planning a trip to Yeongdeok
Getting there
Reach Yeongdeok by intercity bus from Seoul's Dong Seoul terminal, then transfer to a local bus down to Ganggu Port, the heart of the snow-crab district. The east-coast rail line has also made the wider coast easier to reach.
Best season
Snow-crab season runs roughly November into spring, with the catch and the annual Ganggu festival peaking late winter to early spring; outside that window the quiet harbours and coast drives are the draw.
Traveler tip
Crab is sold by weight and freshness varies through the season, so check the price per gram before ordering at the port stalls.
Planning notes are researched, foreign-traveler oriented summaries — confirm current transport schedules and festival dates before you travel.
Happening in Yeongdeok right now
Festivals and events starting from today — live from TourAPI open data.
No upcoming festivals listed for Yeongdeok right now — the province-wide Gyeongbuk hub shows what's on across the region.
Yeongdeok attractions — live data snapshot
A live sample from the public attraction registry, filtered to Yeongdeok.
- 죽도산전망대 — 경상북도 영덕군 축산면 축산리
- 별파랑공원 — 경상북도 영덕군 영덕읍 해맞이길 254-70
- 대진항(영덕) — 경상북도 영덕군 영해면 영덕대게로 2740
- 경정항 — 경상북도 영덕군 축산면 영덕대게로 1735
- 장사상륙작전 전승기념공원 — 경상북도 영덕군 남정면 장사리
- 산성계곡생태공원 — 경상북도 영덕군 달산면 팔각산로 1043
- 벌영리 메타세콰이어길 — 경상북도 영덕군 영해면 벌영리
- 영덕 해안도로 드라이브 — 경상북도 영덕군 영덕읍 창포리
- 해파랑공원 — 경상북도 영덕군 강구면 강구리
- 철암산 화석산지 (경북 동해안 국가지질공원) — 경상북도 영덕군 병곡면 백석리