This is amazing! The most breathtaking place I've seen in forever! Absolutely stunning…read more Remember that scene from The Beauty and the Beast where he takes her to his library and opens the door? Well that's how I felt when the old double door were opened in front me! I forgot how to breath! The library of course not the same size as the Beast's one, but it's large probably 70 - 90 meters long. Old manuscripts, handwritten scrolls, medicine books. All the knowledge written to be passed along to the next generations. Yes, you can not take photos, so just enjoy remembering it.

Yelp Review 2026 #80:…read more Abbey Library of Saint Gall or Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen is worth the hour train ride from Zürich. I had a day in St. Gallen so of course, I had to visit this library. The Abbey of St. Gall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been for decades. The library is one of the oldest and has the greatest collection of old architectural "blueprints". I'm not too familiar with St. Gall but apparently, he was an Irish (who might actually be French) saint who died in Switzerland. He helped bring Christianity to Switzerland. He's also the patron saint of geese, poultry and Sweden. The library is beautiful inside. If you have Swiss Travel Pass, you get in for free. You would still need to get a ticket and a map from the gift shop by showing them your Swiss Travel Pass. There's a locker to the left of the gift shop as they don't allow bags of any size. You can take the elevator or take the stairs to get to the library and just follow the signs. You have to put on slippers right by the entrance of the library - they're huge so the best way to walk is by not walking but gliding like your skating or mopping the floor with your feet. You'll be in awe of the contrast between the bright white ceiling with murals and the brown wooden bookshelves. There's a mummy inside the library and you must not take pictures of it. When I was in Giza, my tour guide told me it's bad luck to take pictures of certain mummies - they're cursed. I'd rather not find out if it's true or not the hard way. Mummies aren't Instagrammable anyway.