[Field 3GO] Raviebel Golf & Resort 'Life is Joyful'

Best Course Conditions and Reasonable Fees
Signature Hole: Old Course Darangnon 15th Hole
Dunes Course with Sand Dune-Style Links Golf Course
Popular Chuncheon Dakgalbi, Legoland and Cable Car 'Fantastic'

Golf culture is gradually changing. It is shifting from a personal hobby to a family leisure activity. Golf is no longer just a pleasure for golfers but a sport to enjoy with family. Due to this change, a golf course being good alone is not enough to be considered the best. There must be good field conditions, food, and attractions. We introduce the ‘Field 3GO’ golf courses that are perfect for spending happy times with golf.

This is the view of the signature hole 15 on the Laviebel Old Course. The trademark terraced rice fields are impressive.

◆EnjoyGO= LavieestBelle Golf & Resort, located in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, opened in 2015. LavieestBelle means ‘Life is Beautiful’ in French. Situated in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, LavieestBelle is the best course where the natural ecosystem remains alive and breathing. It is a place where water, sky, forest, and land harmonize.

It is known as a ‘golf gourmet spot’ for weekend golfers. It offers the best course conditions and services. The usage fee is reasonable. This is why golfers flock to LavieestBelle. It is a 36-hole golf course. On a 4.95 million square meter site, large enough to fit five golf courses, only the Old Course (1.19 million square meters) and the Dunes Course (820,000 square meters) with 36 holes were built.

The Old Course, with bentgrass, is famous as a tournament course. In April last year, it hosted the Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Korean Tour opening event, the DB Insurance Promy Open, and in November, the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour final event, the SK Shielders·SK Telecom Open. The green speed is 3.0m. The 15th hole (par 5) is the signature hole. It creates a subtle charm in harmony with the terraced rice paddies, the trademark of this golf course. The Old Course has as many as 126 bunkers. Strategic play is required on every hole.

Raviebel Dunes Course is a links golf course featuring sand dunes that preserve the natural landscape.

The Dunes Course is popular among golf enthusiasts. Its natural charm stands out. Artificial beauty is minimized. It exudes wildness. It is a links golf course with sand dunes, rarely seen in Korea. You can feel the Scottish style, the birthplace of golf. Like an authentic links course, it is decorated only in green. The rough is not ordinary grass but a weed-like fescue.

LavieestBelle also has two clubhouses. The Old Course clubhouse is a hanok (traditional Korean house). It is the work of Kim Young-taek, who designed the Tani CC clubhouse in Sacheon, Gyeongnam. The traditional hanok architectural method was followed. All pillars and frames were made of pine wood. The windows and floors were constructed using modern techniques for practicality. The Dunes Course clubhouse is unique. It embodies a surreal image. From the sky, it appears circular. It looks like a spaceship.

Chuncheon Dakgalbi, a representative local dish, is a popular menu item for four people to enjoy.

◆EatGO= The clubhouse restaurant is not inferior to a luxury hotel. The charm of the hanok adds to the flavor. The menu is full of delicacies from land and sea. The representative dish is Chuncheon Dakgalbi, a local specialty. It is perfect for four people. The taste is basic, and the portions are generous. Spicy fried chicken and seafood pancake & pollock sashimi salad are good dishes to pair with beer. There are also local specialties such as dried pollock nurungji soup, seasonal dishes like spring vegetable cockle bibimbap & soybean paste stew and flounder mugwort soup, black pork shabu-shabu, beef health stew, webfoot octopus samgyeopsal ssambap, aged kimchi black pork jjageuli, and flower rib meat.

Staying at Villadunes allows you to experience unfamiliar landscapes within nature.

In 2018, LavieestBelle opened Villa Dunes, a golf hotel. It has transformed into a stay-type golf course. The geometric crystals scattered softly along the ridgeline between the rugged terrain of the Dunes Course are the motif. You can experience unfamiliar scenery in nature. There are three types: 25 pyeong, 35 pyeong, and 142 pyeong. They are equipped with TV, sofa, table, dining table, heating and cooling control system, electric kettle, two-door refrigerator, wireless internet, IPTV, and more. Shampoo, rinse, body wash, soap, face towels, and bottled water are provided as services.

Legoland is a global theme park that families can enjoy together.
[Photo by Legoland]

◆SeeGO= There are plenty of tourist attractions around LavieestBelle. The best place for children is Legoland. It is Korea’s first global theme park. It consists of rides and various performances that families can enjoy. During the day, you can enjoy Legoland, and at night, the beautiful scenery at the Lego Hotel. To celebrate the New Year, a brick exhibition featuring various artists will be held until March 24. It is an opportunity to see fantastic Lego works.

You can also clear your complicated thoughts at the Kim You-jeong Cultural Village. It is a literary space created in the hometown of Kim You-jeong, a Korean short story writer, to promote his literary achievements. There is a literary walking trail around the village where you can visit place names appearing in his works. You can experience leather crafts, bead crafts, pottery, cartoons, and more. In addition, there are Happy Grassland Farm, which raises Korean beef cattle on pasture, the Animation Museum, the Book and Printing Museum, Soyang River Skywalk, and Mugunghwa Arboretum.

At Samaksan Cable Car, you can enjoy the breathtaking views of the mountains and the lake.
[Photo by Sono International]

There are also tourist spots affiliated with LavieestBelle. One is the Samaksan Lake Cable Car. It boasts the longest length in Korea at 3.61 km. It offers a 20% discount on weekdays and 10% on weekends. Among couples, Jade Garden is also popular. It is a botanical garden called a small Europe in Chuncheon. On a site of about 163,500 square meters, 24 themed gardens were created while maintaining the natural terrain as much as possible. It was a filming location for the popular drama ‘Gentleman and Ladies.’ You can receive a 20% discount on weekdays and weekends.