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Must See
Books printed after 1900 may long-standing watch maker’s
be bor rowed, but anything shop with a fascinating col-
older can only be read onsite lection of musi cal boxes.
in the reading rooms and region of St Gallen. As well
as ar chae ological pieces, there
4 are documents, memen tos
3 St Laurenzenkirche and reconstructions of domes-
tic life from various periods,
Marktplatz going back as far as prehistory.
Once the town’s main market ⌂ Marktgasse § 071 222 67 High lights include a scale
92 # 9:30–11:30am &
square, Marktplatz lies on the 2–4pm Mon, 9:30am–4pm recon struction of St Gallen’s
northern side of the old town. Tue–Sat (to 6pm Tue–Fri abbey and a model of the city
The square is surrounded by in summer) as it was in the 17th century.
fine 17th- and 18th-century The ethno graphic collection
houses with intricately painted This church was originally part also has Asian, African and
façades or decorated with of the abbey complex. During South American artifacts.
delicate relief carving. Many the 16th century it became a
also have attractive oriel centre of the Reformation in
windows, a feature typical of St Gallen. The building’s pres-
St Gallen’s architecture. ent Neo-Gothic façade is the 6 "'-
On Marktgasse, the street result of remodel ling carried Kunst Halle Sankt
leading off the southern side out in the mid-19th century. Gallen
of Marktplatz, Labhart is a
⌂ Davidstrasse 40 # Noon–
6pm Tue–Fri, 11am–5pm Sat
5 "' & Sun ∑ kunsthallesankt
Did You Know? Historisches und gallen.ch
Völkerkundemuseum
This contemporary art hall
St Gallen’s university ⌂ Museumstrasse 50 sees itself as “a large small
was decorated by some # 10am–5pm Tue–Sun exhibitor”, and an experimental
of the most innovative ∑ hvmsg.ch space for artists to express
artists of the themselves freely. The exhib-
20th century. The mu seum of history and its change regularly, keeping
ethnology focuses on the pace with developments in the
people and past of the town world of contemporary art.

Universität St. Gallen Bierflaschen Museum
750 m (800 yd) BÖCKLINSTR. S T. JAKOBSTR. 250 m (270 yd) Historisches und
NOTKERSTR.
HÖH E N W E G TIGERBERGSTR. MÜLLER-FR I EDB E R G S T R ASSE BLUMENAUSTRASSE Völkerkundemuseum
TIGERBERGSTR.
M U S E U M S T R A S S E
Stadtpark
Natur-und
W I N K E L R I E D S T R A S S E
Kunstmuseum
D U F O U R S T R A S S E REDINGSTRASSE U N T E R E R G R A B E N G OL IATHGA S S E KATHARINENG. SCHWERTGASSE T O R S T R A S S E Kantonsschul- R O R S C H A C H E R S T R A S S E
Stadttheater
Waaghaus
Z W I N G L I S T R A S S E
METZGERGASSE
BOHL
ENGELGAS S E
STERNACKERSTR.
B A H N H O F S T R A S S E
R O S E N B E R G S T R A S S E Marktplatz MARKT- SPITALG. KUGELGASSE BRÜHLGA SSE park K A NT I W EG L Ä M M L I S B R U N N E N S T R A S S E SÄGEGÄSSLE
HINTERE BAHNHOFSTRASSE
KONKOR D IASTR. IN
GASSE
B U R G G R A B E N
T E LL ST R AS SE HINTERE POSTSTRASSE OBERER G R ABEN N E UG A S S E FEUERG. PLATZ ZEUGHAUSG. L I N S HAFNERST R . E B Ü H L S T R A S S E
BAREN-
POSTSTRASSE
SPISERGASSE
S P E IC HERSTR.
M U LTE RG AS SE
St Laurenzenkirche
BRUNNEGG-
SCHMIEDGASSE
STR.
W I L D E G G S T R A S S E
SCHÜTZENGASSE
St Gallen MERKURSTR. Textilmuseum BANKG. GALLUSSTR. Klosterhof M OO S B R U G G S T R A SSE R OTACHSTR .
S T. L E O N H A R D - S T R A S S E FR O NGARTENSTR. O B E RE R GR A B E N GALLUS- Stiftsbibliothek ST. GEORG E NSTRASSE
Station St Gallen OBERE WILDEGGST RASSE
BAHNHOF W E B E R G A S S E Abbey
PLATZ V A D I A N S T R A S S E
SCHÄFLISBERGSTR.
PLATZ
Mühlegg
Talstation ST. GEORGENSTR. 0 metres 200 N
G A R T E N S T R A S S E WALLSTRAS S E
RAIFFEISEN-
PLATZ
BE R N EG G STR.
Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen WASSERGASSE F EL S EN ST R A SS E 0 yards 200
K O R N H A U S S T R .
400 m (440 yd)
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