Stay in St. Gallen
St. Gallen – the city of a thousand steps – is situated between Lake Constance and the Appenzell region, and is known primarily for its baroque cathedral and historic Abbey Library.
Homey accommodation in St. Gallen
St. Gallen is where young and old meet. Despite its compact size it offers all of the amenities of a major city.
St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of the same name with a population of around 80,000, is also known as the "city of a thousand staircases" because of the numerous staircases leading up the Freudenberg and Rosenberg mountains. Here is the University of St. Gallen, one of the most renowned business universities in Europe. At 669 meters above sea level, St. Gallen is one of the highest cities in the country and is considered the cultural and economic center of eastern Switzerland.
Its landmark is the baroque cathedral with the imposing double tower facade. It belongs to the Abbey District, which was founded in 1983 by the UNESCO to the list of the World Heritage Site was recorded, as well as the Monastery librarywhich is one of the oldest and most beautiful in the world and has a collection of around 175,000 volumes. In addition to valuable books and manuscripts, it has another treasure to offer as a secret main attraction: the Egyptian mummy Shepenese, who lived around 650 to 610 BC.
The city became world famous through the St. Gallen Embroidery. The textile industry is historically the most important branch of industry, and although it has unfortunately lost importance, it is still one of the largest export industries. Even today, the ornate oriel windows in the old town remind us of the textile merchants and their travels in the 18th and 19th centuries, which took them all over the world. Another important branch of the economy is tourism.
Thanks to the location near the Lake Constance with all its attractions and the rural surroundings with numerous Hiking and biking trails St. Gallen is also an ideal starting point for families for a wide range of leisure activities, including the Peter and Paul Game Park, Säntispark leisure park, Altenrhein Aviation Museum, Gründenmoos Rope Park. And with luxurious hotels as well as inexpensive apartments, charming rooms, bed and breakfasts with personal flair and ideally located private accommodations, St. Gallen also has the right overnight accommodation for every guest.
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