St. Gallen City Tour
St. Gallen is famous for its UNESCO World Cultural Heritage – the Cathedral and the Abbey Library. This tour includes a visit to both. On this tour, we follow the tracks of Gallus. The spirit of the Middle Ages can still be felt in the present day baroque monastery grounds – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Let yourself be enchanted by the parchment manuscripts in the Abbey library, which are more than a thousand years old. Here, one or two of the secrets of the learned monks can be disclosed. Please note that this tour is not included in the conference registration fee, and therefore must be paid separately.
- Dates:
- Monday, 23rd July 2012
- Tuesday, 24th July 2012
- Wednesday, 25th July 2012
- Time:
- 12.30 pm – 2:00 pm
- Meeting point 1:
- Conference Registration Desk, 12.00 pm. A conference volunteer will guide the participants to meeting point 2.
- Meeting point 2:
- Tourist Office St. Gallen, 12:30 pm.
- Price per person:
- CHF 20.- (entrance fee to the Historic Abbey Library is included)
- Sign-In:
- Please sign-in and pay the fee for the tour in cash in CHF when you register at the conference venue. You will receive a ticket for the city tour for the date of your choice.
Spouses’ Lounge
The Spouses’ Lounge will offer a place for spouses, significant others, travel companions, and family members to meet, gather and make plans to do fun things in St. Gallen. This will be a great opportunity for them to make new friends and renew acquaintances; we welcome them to the conference! More information will be available on the conference website.
Other Tourist Information
St. Gallen is well located for excursions to the mountains or to nearby Lake Constance and other parts of Switzerland.
The St. Gallen Tourism office will have a staffed information desk during the conference on Monday, 8.00 am–6.00 pm; Tuesday, 8.00 am–2.00 pm; and Wednesday, 8.00 am–6.00 pm. Please view their website (http://www.st.gallen-
For complete information about places to visit in Switzerland, please visit Swiss Tourism’s official website: http://www.myswitzerland.ch.
For information about buying a Swiss Rail Pass and the Swiss Travel System, visit: www.swiss-pass.ch/en
Discover the grandeur of the Swiss Alps on the journey from Zermatt – St. Moritz or Davos. The 7 ½ hour ride goes over 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and over the Oberalp pass at 2033m altitude. Lean back in the panorama coach and enjoy the magnificent scenery. Learn more at: www.glacierexpress.ch/en
For other travel information, offers, and excursions please visit the following websites:
St. Gallen Locations
The following table provides information about the restaurants and bars which are located in the city center.
|
No. |
Location |
Character |
Price Level |
Address |
Opening Hours |
| 1 | Tres Amigos (Mexican) | restaurant | beer – 7 chf wine – 6.50 chf meal – 30 chf |
Hechtgasse 1 9004 St. Gallen tel.: +41 712222506 |
mon – sat: 11-2 am & 5 pm – open end sun: starting 5pm |
| 2 | Fondue Beizli (Swiss) | restaurant | beer – 4.40 chf wine – 5 chf meal – 26 chf |
Brühlgasse 26 9000 St.Gallen tel.: +41 712224344 |
mon – sat: 11 am to 12pm |
| 3 | Schlössli (Swiss) | restaurant | Zeughausgasse 17 9000 St.Gallen tel.: +41 712221256 |
sat & sun: closed | |
| 4 | Netts Schützengarten (Brewery) | restaurant | beer – 4.50 chf wine – 7 chf meal – 34 chf |
St. Jakobstrasse 359004 St.Gallen tel.: +41 712426677 |
mon – fri: 9 am to 12 pmsat: 11.30 am to 12 pm |
| 5 | Zum goldenen Leuen (Swiss – traditional, restaurant brewery) | restaurant | Schmiedgasse 309000 St.Gallen tel.: +41 712220262 |
mon – thu: 9 am to 12 pm fri: 9 am to 1 am sat: 9 am to 6 pm sun: closed |
|
| 6 | Lokremise (Swiss) | restaurant | beer – 5 chf meal – 28 chf |
Grünbergstrasse 7 9000 St. Gallen tel.: +41 712722570 |
daily |
| 7 | Lagerhaus (Swiss) | restaurant | meal – 35 chf | Davidstrasse 42 9000 St.Gallen tel.: +41 712237007 |
tue – fri: 11.30 am to 2 pm & 5 pm to 12 pm sat: 5 pm to 12 pm sun & mon: closed |
| 8 | Candela (Swiss – modern) | restaurant | meal – 35 chf | Sonnenstrasse 5 9000 St. Gallen tel.: +41 712464646 |
mon – fri: from 11 am sat: from 5 pm sun: closed |
| 9 | Picante | bar | Augustinergasse 259000 St. Gallen tel.: +41 712254033 |
wed – sat: from 5 pm | |
| 10 | Rockstory | bar | Augustinergasse 26 9000 St. Gallen tel.: +41 712209790 |
tue – sat: from 4 pm | |
| 11 | Seeger | bar | wine – 7.50 chf | Oberer Graben 29000 St. Gallen tel.: +41 712229792 |
mon – wed: 8 am to 12 pm thu: 8 am to 1 am fri & sat: 8 am to 2 am sun: 9 am to 11.30 pm |
| 12 | Alt | bar | Augustinergasse 23 9000 St.Gallen tel.: +41 712225691 |
tba | |
| 13 | Alhambra | bar | Löwengasse 19004 St. Gallen tel.: +41 712224240 |
sun – thu: 8.30 to 12 pm fri & sat: 8.30 to 1 am |
|
| 14 | Stickerei | bar | Oberer Graben 44 9000 St. Gallen tel.: +41 712226232 |
mon: 9 am to 2.30 pm tue – thu: 9 am to 2.30 pm & 6 pm to 12 pm fri: 9 am to 2.30 pm & 6 pm to 1 am sat: 5 pm to 1 am sun: closed |
|
| 15 | August | bar | Augustinergasse 31 tel.: +41 794194653 |
tue – thu: 5 pm to 12 pm fri – sat: 5 pm to 1 am |