Valley Layout Samneung Valley, on the west side of Mt. Namsan (495.1m) in Gyeongju, means “Three Tombs Valley” in English. If Gyeongju is considered an outdoor museum, then Mt. Namsan; and Samneung Valley in particular, is an outdoor shrine dedicated to Silla Buddhism. From the visitors centre and the parking lot, it’s about a 1.5 kilometre hike to the top of the valley. Leaving enough time to see everything, which there’s a lot to see, it’ll take anywhere from an hour to two hours to hike. The trail starts off rather easily, and then it gets gradually harder and harder. A: The “Three Royal Tombs in Bae-dong, Gyeongju” The first…