Gamcheon Culture Village: Hilltop Slum Turned Tourist Attraction

Gamcheon in South Korea’s biggest port city Busan was once a hilltop slum. Thanks to an unusual move by a group of villagers, artists and local officials, it is now a picture pretty collection of art studios, shops and residence buildings and a major tourist attraction. A hilltop slum far from the bustle of a city is not where one might expect quality pasta or bangers and mash. The young proprietor of The Plate, a café-cum-restaurant in an artfully crammed house, is naturally proud of his achie