World Heritage Days 2025: Abbey of St. Gall

Sunday, 15 June 2025

📍 Abbey of St. Gall
🕘 all day
🔎 Underground - secrets beneath our feet

The Abbey of St. Gall is not only a jewel above ground - fascinating traces of the past are also hidden underground. On World Heritage Day, usually closed doors, corridors and cellars are opened, providing exciting insights into hidden places in the abbey district.

Programme highlights

📌 Archaeological tours - discover hidden buildings, tombs and skeletons
📌 Out and about in the canalisations - an exclusive look at the city's underground infrastructure
📌 Hidden cellars and corridors - access to rooms from the cathedral to the armoury wing that otherwise remain in the dark
📌 Underground in the cathedral - new insights as you descend into the crypt
📌 Children's entertainment - digging fun for little archaeologists with treasures

Whether history enthusiasts, explorers or families - this day offers unique insights into the UNESCO World Heritage property that are otherwise inaccessible.