Germany’s past is written across its landscapes, from the Roman frontier to medieval fortresses and the echoes of empire. It ...

Sacking monasteries and castles became easier when peasants could ... great princes showed up in the form of the young Philip of Hesse, who cannily connected the armies of the greater lords ...

Discover the charm of Germany: its rich culture, world-class cuisine, stunning scenery, and festive Christmas markets.

In Brunswick, Saxony, the Electorate of Hesse ... at Hambach Castle on 27 May 1832 for a major national rally to demand the creation of a democratic German nation state in a free Europe. This first ...

On 31 October 2017 it will be five hundred years since Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg ... has so far been relatively muted – a contrast with ...

Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany ...

Perhaps the world's most beautiful castle, though, is located in southern Germany. Neuschwanstein Castle is located at the southern end of the Romantic Road just outside the village of Schwangau.

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declared victory Sunday as exit polls and early results suggest the party garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s elections ...

From a royal stay at historic castles to glass pods suspended in air, these lodgings ensure your vacation is anything but ordinary. Across Europe, historic castles have been transformed into ...