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St. Gallen

Saint Gallen is the main city of eastern Switzerland. For travellers, its main draw is the centuries old Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a world famous historic library. Wikivoyage

Population 78,863 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Switzerland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Switzerland

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

All 10 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: St. Gallen 770 m, Mühlegg 1.0 km, Mühlegg Talstation 1.0 km, Marktplatz 1.3 km, Spisertor 1.3 km, Schülerhaus 1.8 km, Lustmühle 1.9 km, Birnbäumen 2.2 km, St. Gallen Haggen 2.4 km, Niederteufen 2.7 km, St. Gallen St. Fiden 2.8 km, Notkersegg 3.0 km, St. Gallen Bruggen 3.0 km, Stofel 3.0 km, Sternen bei Teufen 3.1 km, Teufen AR 3.4 km, Schwarzer Bären 3.7 km, St. Gallen Winkeln 5.2 km, Vögelinsegg 5.2 km, Steigbach 5.3 km

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