Schaugarten Bingen Reith im Alpbachtal
Schaugarten Bingen Reith im Alpbachtal

Hildegard of Bingen Herb Garden

The Hildegard Garden in Reith im Alpbachtal is the first herb and recreational garden dedicated to this saint

In the mountain village of Reith im Alpbachtal, on a small hill right next to the main school, a herb and recreation garden awaits you, where it smells and blossoms. It is called Kräutergarten Hildegard von Bingen in German language and was built by the Hildegard Association on a 900 sqm field. It has since offered not only a very special place to relax, but also a place where the time-honoured herbal knowledge and the holistic world view of Hildegard of Bingen are collected.

Hildegard of Bingen was a polymath with a knowledge of nature and healing in the 12th century, as well as a Benedictine nun, abbess, poet and composer. In 2012, the saint was elevated by Pope Benedict XVI to the rank of Doctor Ecclesiae universalis, a Doctor of the Universal Church.

The show garden includes a recreation area, a barefoot path, the Massage Path and a shallow water area. Numerous herbs and healing plants grow in between, and their effects are explained on small wooden panels. Guided tours are offered regularly in summer.

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Opening times

  • Sat 19 Apr 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 20 Apr 09:00 - 18:00
  • Mon 21 Apr 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 22 Apr 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 23 Apr 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 24 Apr 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 25 Apr 09:00 - 18:00

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Spring 2025 (24/03/2025 - 01/06/2025)

  • Mon 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 09:00 - 18:00

Summer 2025 (02/06/2025 - 14/09/2025)

  • Mon 08:00 - 19:00
  • Tue 08:00 - 19:00
  • Wed 08:00 - 19:00
  • Thu 08:00 - 19:00
  • Fri 08:00 - 19:00
  • Sat 08:00 - 19:00
  • Sun 08:00 - 19:00

Autumn 2025 (15/09/2025 - 25/10/2025)

  • Mon 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 09:00 - 18:00

Admission

voluntary donation (box at the entrance)

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guided tour (May to October):

€ 10.00 per person
€ 8.00 with the Alpbachtal Card

More information

The garden stays open every day all year round, it is especially worth seeing from April to October.

Guided garden tours are offered from May 7 to the 1st of October 2025 every Wednesday at 10 am (one hour, min. 5 participants). Guided tours for groups are organised on request: On Sundays and public holidays, as well as in case of rain, there are no tours. Dogs are not allowed.

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