Confiserie Scherrer

Confiserie Scherrer is a café in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Marktgasse. Confiserie Scherrer is situated nearby to Church of St. Lawrence, as well as near the chapel Schutzengelkapelle.

Opening hours:
Monday: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
Tuesday—Friday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Café
Address: Marktgasse 28, St. Gallen, 9000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.

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 100 metres southeast of Confiserie Scherrer.

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 170 metres south of Confiserie Scherrer.

St. Gallen Cathedral

Church

Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Stiftskirche St. Gallus und Otmar is a Roman Catholic church in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Once part of the Abbey of St. Gall, it has been the cathedral of the Diocese of St. St. Gallen Cathedral is situated 120 metres south of Confiserie Scherrer.