スイスの貯水湖・ダム : ザンクト・ガレン

The Art Museum St.Gallen offers an attractive programme of exhibitions of international significance and as a treasure trove of exhibits from Eastern Switzerland is home to a rich collection of paintings and sculptures from the late Middle Ages to the present.

The railway line between St. Gallen, Stein am Rhein and Schaffhausen runs along a unique lake and river landscape. Hop off and on wherever you like – “Thurbo” trains operate at half-hour intervals.

ザンクト・ガレンの繊維博物館では、スイス東部が19世紀のファッション界をどのように形作ったかを学ぶことができます。1890年製の手動式刺繍機で刺繍をする職人の姿を眺めたり、かつて女王や王を飾った生地に触れたりすることができます。

The Abbey of St. Gall has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1983, and has plenty of impressive treasures just waiting to be discovered in its library, vaulted cellar and new exhibition hall.

St. Gallen has so much to offer when it comes to museums. Attractive, internationally renowned exhibitions and countless historic collections make for a diverse museum landscape. The open art Museum is particularly worth a visit.

毎年、6月末から7月初旬にかけて2週間にわたり夏のザンクト・ガレンで開催される芸術の祭典。

The old town of St. Gallen offers a mixture of history and modernity. Highlights such as the Abbey District, historic alleyways and small cafés await you.

Originally a private landscape garden, the City Park is today the largest contiguous green space in the St. Gallen inner city area. With its lawned areas under beautiful old trees, it is the epitome of a peaceful oasis in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. It is surrounded by Theater St. Gallen, the Museum of Art, and the Historical and Folklore Museum.

The city of St.Gallen is known for its legendary “Erststockbeizli”, characteristic, traditional restaurants and wine taverns located on the first floors of the historic timber-framed houses of the old town.

中世ヨーロッパで「知の聖地」として名を轟かせた修道院。現在では宗教的な意味での修道院ではなくなりましたが、18世紀に改装された修道院の大聖堂、付属図書館、最古ともいわれる建築設計図などが高く評価され、1983年に世界文化遺産に認定されました。

Drei Weieren (Three Ponds) are an oasis of peace in the middle of the city. The ponds, which were originally built by the monastery for their water needs with their art nouveau bath houses, are a popular destination for outings and as swimming spot.

The Mülenen Gorge is a narrow ravine south of the old town of St.Gallen. At the lower end of the valley - so the story goes – Saint Gall stumbled and fell among thorns.

ザンクト・ガレン自然史博物館では、クマと同じ目線で立ち、スイス最大の地形レリーフをじっくりと眺めることができます。展示物に触れて、35億年にわたる自然史に驚嘆することができます。

Around 8,000 plant species from all over the world thrive on the two hectares of the Botanical Gardens at Stephanshorn, St. Gallen. Special features include the Tropical House, with its rainforest plants, succulents and orchids, and the architecturally remarkable Alpine House.

Concentrated within a small area around Bruggen, now a district of the city of St. Gallen, is a unique landscape featuring almost 20 bridges dating from between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Varying greatly in height, span and design, these include diverse structures – from ancient timber bridges in the valley bottom to tall steel and concrete bridges whose construction won international acclaim.