Rural Fishing Villages to Become Top-Notch Tourist Spots.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: May 18, 1999 | Copyright information

Fishing villages have their own attractions -- salty sea water, the smell of fresh fish in the air, carelessly tossed fishing nets resting on railings, and the list goes on. But whether the villages can be marketed as tourist attractions remains debatable.

But not for long.

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF) recently announced its decision to transform 15 ``undiscovered'' country fishing villages into tourist venues within the next few years, with five to finish development this year.

``Few city people ever make it down to the fishing villages for ...

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