St.Gallen Textile Trail
On the St.Gallen Textile Trail, you will discover selected buildings in the textile city of St.Gallen and admire various Art Nouveau buildings from the golden age of the textile industry. Short descriptions tell you exciting facts about the history, architecture and current use of the buildings. The information (only in German) can be called up with a smartphone via www.textilweg.ch or via the QR codes embroidered on the selected buildings.
Textile Trail downtown St.Gallen
Discover selected buildings in the city centre of St.Gallen. The circular route starts at the Kulturmuseum St.Gallen, the Textilemuseum St.Gallen or the Tourist Information Centre. It is around five kilometres long and mostly leads along paved roads or cobblestones.
Textile Trail St.Gallen West
The Textile Trail St.Gallen Westl leads from the main railway station out of the city centre to other important former textile buildings, an extraordinary shopping experience and ends at a former dye works. The tour is around seven kilometres long and leads along paved roads and gravel tracks. It is ideal for an extended walk.
Embroidered QR codes
In recent years, outstanding textile buildings and architectural ensembles in St.Gallen and Eastern Switzerland have been fitted with QR caskets. Anyone who scans the embroidered QR codes in the box on the buildings can immerse themselves in stories about the buildings.
