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Eastern Switzerland

Things to see in Eastern Switzerland

35 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

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St. Gallen · Cultural Experiences

Abbey District & Abbey Of St. Gall (St. Gallen)

UNESCO Abbey with Switzerland’s oldest library
A wooden building built into a vertical rock face with a sign reading "Aescher Wildkirchli" above the windows, set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains.

Appenzell · Food & Gastronomy

Aescher Cliff Restaurant

19th-century cliffside restaurant in Appenzell
A traditional wooden Alpine inn with flower boxes on the balcony, outdoor seating with blue umbrellas, and a hanging sign reading "Alpenhotel Passhöhe".

Säntis · Food & Gastronomy

Gasthaus Passhöfe

Mountain inn at 1280 meters in the Appenzell Alps
The small Werdenbergersee lake with the old town and Werdenberg Castle on the hill above, under a blue summer sky

Werdenberg · Historic Towns

Lake Next To Werdenberg

Lake adjacent to Werdenberg Castle in Switzerland
An aerial photograph showing a rural valley settlement with scattered houses, fields, and forested hillsides, featuring orange color correction markers along the left edge.

Wildhaus · Guided Tours

Toggenburg Story Trail

Detective trail in high-altitude Wildhaus
The image shows the interior of a grand, two-story baroque library with ornate ceiling frescoes, wooden bookshelves lining the walls, and visitors viewing display cases on the floor.

St. Gallen · Cultural Experiences

Abbey Of St Gallen

UNESCO site with historic Baroque library
A multi-story building with traditional Appenzell architectural features, featuring a grey ground floor with signage reading "TOURIST INFO" and "MUSEUM APPENZELL", and a cream and red upper facade with a central bay window.

Appenzell · Museums

Appenzell Museum

Appenzell folk and everyday culture museum
A large Baroque-style cathedral with twin green-domed towers and a long nave, situated next to a white administrative building with a red roof under a clear blue sky.

St. Gallen · Churches

Basilica Of St. Gall / Abbey Library Of St. Gall

Visitor notes for Basilica Of St. Gall / Abbey Library Of St. Gall
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St. Gallen · Urban Exploration

Gallus Square

Central square beside St. Gallen’s Abbey District
A 360-degree panoramic photograph of a grassy alpine ridge with lingering snow patches, a paraglider in the distance, and a small structure or tower on the summit against a blue sky.

Appenzell · Activities & Adventure

Ebenalp

Alpine cable car in Appenzell, Switzerland
An exterior view of the Abbey of St. Gallen complex, showing the large white buildings with red-tiled roofs, the distinctive green-domed abbey tower, and the adjacent cathedral spire against a blue sky.

St. Gallen · Museums

Monastic Library Of St. Gallen Abbey

World's oldest monastic library in St. Gallen
A snow-covered mountain peak featuring a prominent building complex with a tall red-and-white striped telecommunications antenna at the summit, with cable car infrastructure visible on the slopes.

Säntis · Natural Wonders

Observation Deck

360° alpine views from 2,501m summit