Just up the mountain about a one-hour drive from Munich is the lovely medieval hamlet of Garmish-Partenkirchen. Originally two towns that joined together in 1935, this Bavarian ski resort town is ...

As the second highest mountain in Germany, Watzmann is often overshadowed by the much more famous Zugspitze. So far, the mountain has claimed over 100 lives. Watzmann, Bavarian Alps [Yevhenii ...

Europe in general is dotted with gorgeous castles left from centuries gone by, and Germany boasts many of them, but perhaps ...

The castle is nothing like I expected. Since I’m in Bavaria, I had visions of towering spires and fairytale turrets, but as I push through the last few hundred metres of climb on my bike and Schachen ...

UNESCO added 26 new locations to its World Heritage list this week, including four majestic castles in the Bavarian Alps that evoke fairytale charm. Constructed by King Ludwig II of Bavaria between ...

At 1,703-meters, at the border between Germany and Austria, Carl von Stahl Haus, bottom left, is one of the more popular huts in the Berchtesgaden National Park, with bed space for 102 hikers, in both ...

SCHÖNAU AM KÖNIGSSEE, Germany – At 23 minutes before midnight, at 5,600 feet above sea level, the lashing rain and furious winds outside the darkened bunkroom prompted two questions to turn over in my ...