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A very beautiful monastery complex. You'll need to take your time for the tour and the museum visit, or come back at the end of your hike. If you arrive via the rear access path, please don't forget to pay the entrance fee. There's now a box at the rear entrance where you can deposit the 5 euros—either it's new or I didn't notice it last time. The entrance fee is needed to maintain the complex.

The Disibodenberg monastery ruins are on a mountain at the confluence of the Glan and Nahe. The ruins are well worth seeing. Hildegard von Bingen lived here for 40 years https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Disibodenberg

The Disibodenberg monastery ruins are on a mountain at the confluence of the Glan and Nahe. The ruins are well worth seeing. Hildegard von Bingen lived here for 40 years https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Disibodenberg

"The sandstones found in Germany were formed over a wide period of time from the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic era. The Palatinate sandstones are limited to the Permian (Rotliegend and Zechtein, 296 - 251 million years ago) and the Bunter Sandstone (251 - 243 million years ago) periods. The North Palatinate sandstones - and thus the deposits in the area around Alsenz - come from the Rotliegend period." Source: Information board (on site): "Sandstone - what is it actually?"

Worth a visit if you are there anyway

A very contemplative place where Saint Hildegard of Bingen worked!

Here, Alsenz's history as a stonemason village comes to life. There is also a stonemason museum in the village - it's worth a visit.

The oak tree is located within the monastery ruins. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Naturdenkmale_in_Odernheim_am_Glan