Picante

Picante is a bar in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Augustinergasse. Picante is situated nearby to the event venue Grabenhalle, as well as near the square Ni Una Menos Platz.

Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 5:00 PM or later
Email: welcome@picante.bar
Type: Bar
Address: Augustinergasse 25, 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 460 metres southeast of Picante.

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 510 metres south of Picante.