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St. Gallen

A textile city with a World Heritage abbey whose Baroque library holds over 1,000-year-old manuscripts, near Lake Constance.

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Best Time to Go
May–Sep, Dec
Our full guide to St. Gallen is being written. It's on the Zurich and Northern Switzerland list as Worth a Detour.

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