Disibodenberg: The Thin Veil Place
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If the pilgrimage has a spiritual center of gravity, it’s today. The group travels to Disibodenberg, the hilltop monastery at the confluence of the Glan and Nahe rivers where Hildegard lived from 1112 to 1147 — nearly forty years — under the guidance of her mentor and relative, Jutta von Sponheim. This is where she received her earliest visions. This is, in a real sense, where everything that made her Hildegard began.
The monastery itself is a ruin now — has been since long before any of us were born — but the site was sacred ground even before the Benedictines arrived in the early 10th century, going back to Roman and Celtic use. People who visit often describe it as a “thin veil” place, and it’s not hard to see why: a forested hilltop, worn stone foundations, and a silence that feels older than the ruins themselves. The group will spend the day on the grounds, with a local guide, breaking for a box lunch outdoors before descending to the small Archaeology Museum at the base of the hill.
The afternoon is left open — pool time, spa treatments, or simply rest back in Bad Kreuznach — because a day like this asks something of you, and the itinerary makes room for that. Tomorrow is the Feast Day. Today is for sitting with the place where it all started.
Registration for the September 2026 pilgrimage is closed, but we’re already planning ahead — Hildegard’s 850th anniversary falls in 2029. Join the waitlist to hear about future journeys first.