Culture 
The Abbey Precints of St.Gallen.
St.Gallen
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In St. Gallen, history comes alive. The city’s
emblem is the abbey district with its Baroque
cathedral; these, along with the abbey library
and archive, were added to the UNESCO list
of World Cultural Heritage Sites in 1983.
Even today you can feel the spirit of the
Benedictine monks who lived and worked
here: particularly in the world-famous abbey
library, affectionately known as the “pharmacy
of the soul”.
In fact the entire old town is a historical gem,
with its traditional restaurants, its winding
alleys, and numerous oriel windows on its
houses – more than 100 in all. The best way
to experience all this is on one of the excellent
tours organized by St. Gallen-Bodensee
Tourism.
The abbey precinct with its magnificent baroque cathedral is a unique historic site. The interior of the world famous collegiate library is generally considered the most beautiful example of profane rococo art in Switzerland. It contains 150,000 books and 202,000 original manuscripts from the Middle Ages, as well as an authentic mummy, which is 2,700 years old.
Open:
all year around,
abbey library closed for 3 weeks Nov/Dec:
see www.stiftsbibliothek.ch
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Contact Information
- Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen
Klosterhof 6D
Postfach
9001 St.Gallen
Tel. +41 (0)71 227 34 16
Fax +41 (0)71 227 34 18
www.stiftsbibliothek.ch
- www.stibi.ch