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The 10 m red Hamel Lighthouse marks the end of the breakwater at Yeosu's old port. Its namesake, Hendrick Hamel, was a Dutch East India Company sailor shipwrecked near Jeju in 1653 and held in Joseon for 13 years; his group spent its final years at the Jeolla Left Naval Command in Yeosu before slipping away to Japan in September 1666. The city named the lighthouse for him in 2005. At the foot of the breakwater stands a Hamel statue matching one by Jep Hartman in Gorinchem in the Netherlands, and the back of the lighthouse is carved with scenes of the crew's journey home.

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Hamel Lighthouse · 1 tours & tickets

1. GetYourGuideDiscover Yeosu 2-hour walking tourA 2-hour walking tour of central Yeosu: Yi Sun-sin Square, Jinnamgwan, Goso-dong 1004 Mural Village, Opodae, Yeosu Marine Park and Hamel Lighthouse.Book

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  Look for the Hamel statue where the breakwater begins and the carvings on the back of the lighthouse.

Nearby

Jasan ParkA hilltop park at the start of the Odongdo breakwater, with a 15 m statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and views over Yeosu, Odongdo and the South Sea.Goso-dong 1004 Mural VillageA hillside mural alley in Yeosu's oldest village, 1,004 m from Jinnamgwan to Yeosu Marine Park, with views of the sea and its bridges.Yeosu Maritime Cable CarA cable car over the sea between Dolsan Island and Jasan Park in Yeosu, with glass-floored crystal cabins and rides until 21:30.Aqua Planet YeosuA four-story aquarium built as a main exhibit of the 2012 Yeosu Expo, home to about 55,000 sea creatures of some 300 species, belugas included.