St. Gallen, Bleicheli

St. Gallen, Bleicheli is a bus stop in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. St. Gallen, Bleicheli is situated nearby to St. Gallen railway station, as well as near the museum Abbey Library.

Type: Bus stop
Also known as: “Bleicheli”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and St. Gallen railway station.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 440 metres east of St. Gallen, Bleicheli.

St. Gallen railway station

Railway station

Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Gallen railway station is the main railway station of the city of St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge St. St. Gallen railway station is situated 200 metres northwest of St. Gallen, Bleicheli.

Abbey Library

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Abbey library of St Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as "an outstanding example of a large Carolingian monastery and was, since the 8th century until its secularisation in 1805, one of the most important cultural centres in Europe". Abbey Library is situated 340 metres east of St. Gallen, Bleicheli.