Seoul's temples, from palace-side Jogyesa to a templestay you can book this week.

Where the concierge points people first

• 曹溪寺 — Jogyesa, the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, a few minutes' walk from Insadong and Gyeongbokgung. The courtyard is strung with lanterns for weeks around Buddha's Birthday, and the main hall is open to visitors outside ceremonies. (37.5740, 126.9817)
• 봉은사 - Bongeunsa Temple — Bongeunsa sits across the road from COEX in Gangnam, a temple founded in the eighth century surrounded by glass towers. Come for the giant standing Maitreya statue and the evening drum and bell, when the office workers have gone home. (37.5148, 127.0573)
• 길상사 — Gilsangsa in Seongbuk-dong was a famous high-society restaurant until its owner gave it away to become a temple in the 1990s. The grounds climb a wooded slope, and it is one of the quietest places in the city on a weekday morning. (37.5986, 126.9946)
• 봉원사 — Bongwonsa, near Sinchon, is the head temple of the Taego Order and the keeper of Yeongsanjae, the Buddhist ceremony UNESCO lists as intangible heritage. Worth timing a visit to a ceremony day if you can. (37.5722, 126.9471)
• 템플스테이 통합정보센터 — The Templestay Information Center, across from Jogyesa, is where to start if you want to spend a night in a temple anywhere in Korea. Staff speak English and can book programmes from a one-day experience to a weekend retreat. (37.5739, 126.9832)

The rest of the temples in Seoul — every one we hold

• Ewha Buddhist Temple (37.5735, 126.9828)
• Puja Parishad, South Korea (37.5226, 126.9987)
• 강화도 전등사 (37.5188, 126.9300)
• 개운사 (37.5896, 127.0285)
• 관음사 (觀音寺) (37.5891, 127.0188)
• 달마사 (達摩寺) (37.4981, 126.9622)
• 대각사 (37.5735, 126.9918)
• 대웅전 앞마당 (37.5736, 126.9819)
• 대한불교조계종 전통문화산업지원센터 (37.5744, 126.9821)
• 대한불교진각종행원심인당 (37.5017, 127.0460)
• 동국대학교 정각원 (37.5574, 127.0011)
• 만덕사 (37.5530, 126.9357)
• 묘각사 (37.5754, 127.0187)
• 무진사 서울선원 (37.5032, 127.0478)
• 미타사 (37.5433, 127.0175)
• 미타사 (彌陀寺) (37.5851, 127.0161)
• 백련사 (37.5863, 126.9279)
• 법련사 (37.5768, 126.9799)
• 법화정사 (37.5789, 127.0334)
• 보라매법당 (37.4922, 126.9161)
• 보문사 (37.5847, 127.0161)
• 보타사 (37.5910, 127.0310)
• 봉래산에 핀 연꽃 (37.5686, 127.0087)
• 사자암 (37.4925, 126.9372)
• 서울불광산사 (37.5597, 127.0049)
• 수월암 (37.5951, 126.9911)
• 안국선원 (37.5831, 126.9854)
• 약수사 (藥水寺) (37.5457, 126.9857)
• 연화사 (37.5943, 127.0504)
• 옥천암 (37.5970, 126.9543)
• 원각사 (37.5720, 126.9885)
• 인왕사 (37.5780, 126.9595)
• 일련정종 서울포교소 (37.5305, 126.9056)
• 정각사 (37.5847, 127.0078)
• 청량사 (37.5882, 127.0475)
• 청룡사 (37.5798, 127.0167)
• 충정사 (37.5598, 126.9929)
• 칠보사 (37.5884, 126.9805)
• 팔정사 (37.5961, 126.9851)
• 한강수상법당 (37.5297, 127.0638)
• 해원정사 (37.5613, 126.9165)
• 호국지장사 (37.4987, 126.9647)
• 환희사 (37.5870, 126.9549)