Ullimsanbang sits below Cheomchalsan, beside trees and a reflective pond. It was the late-life home and studio of Heo Ryeon, a 19th-century painter associated with the southern literati tradition. The name suggests a studio deep enough in the hills that clouds gather there.
The pleasure is quiet: wooden buildings, water, mountain air, and a sense that Jindo's culture is not only about tides and dogs.