Travel Guide

St. Gallen

Switzerland

Best time to go: May–September, December

Sights

Abbey District – A baroque cathedral and abbey precinct – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Abbey Library – One of the world's most beautiful library halls – you visit in felt slippers.
Old town and oriel windows – Brightly painted oriel windows on the townhouses.
Textile Museum – Lace and embroidery from the heyday of eastern Switzerland's textile industry.
City Lounge – A whole district covered in red – an open-air living room.
Drei Weieren ponds – Bathing ponds above the town with views to Lake Constance.

St. Gallen sausage – The grilled veal sausage – traditionally eaten without mustard.
Biber – Gingerbread with an almond filling from eastern Switzerland.
Old-town taverns – Cosy taverns with eastern Swiss cooking and local beer.
OLMA – The big autumn fair with tastings and piglet races.

Säntis – A cable car to the highest summit of the Alpstein.
Rorschach and Lake Constance – A few minutes by train to the lake and onto a boat.
Peter und Paul wildlife park – Ibex, chamois and marmots on the edge of town.

When to go: May–September, December
Getting around: The old town on foot; VBSG buses, the Appenzell Railways into the hills and the Mühlegg funicular up to the Drei Weieren ponds.
Tipping: Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.
Power: Plug type J/C, 230 V.
Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)

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