Incheon City and the Incheon Tourism Organization announced on the 17th that they will operate a mobile stamp tour of the pilgrimage route from this month until November.
The stamp tour is a tourism product designed to promote Incheon's religious tourism content, operated in connection with religious, educational, historical, and walking tour courses around the open port area.
Participants can join by installing the mobile application 'Incheon eJi', signing up as a member, and selecting the '2024 Incheon Pilgrimage Route Stamp Tour'. By activating the GPS function and visiting tourist sites, stamps are automatically recognized.
The course is approximately 2 km long, centered around Christian and Catholic religious tourist sites near Incheon Station and Dapdong Cathedral. Visitors who visit all five sites, including two mandatory tourist spots?▲Korea Christian 100th Anniversary Monument (mandatory) ▲First Missionary Nun Arrival Site ▲Je-mul-jin-du Martyrdom Site ▲Coastal Cathedral ▲Cheongil Concession Boundary Stairs ▲Noodle Platform ▲Dapdong Cathedral (mandatory) ▲Catholic Diocese of Incheon History Museum?will receive a cafe voucher worth about 4,000 KRW.
Visitors can use designated bakery and beverages at one of five affiliated cafes in the open port and Sinpo areas. However, the coupon issuance will end early once the budget is exhausted. Detailed information about the stamp tour can be found on the Incheon Tourism Organization blog and the Incheon eJi app.
An official from Incheon City said, "We hope many tourists visit Incheon's religious pilgrimage sites through the stamp tour," adding, "Ahead of the 2027 World Youth Day of the Catholic Church, we will continue to discover and promote religious tourism content by linking pilgrimage sites located on islands such as the open port area and Baengnyeongdo in Incheon."
The World Youth Day of the Catholic Church is a large-scale international religious event held by the Catholic Church every 2 to 4 years since 1986. In 2027, it will be held in Seoul.
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