While Bavaria commands most of the spotlight when castle talk begins, Germany’s other regions shelter architectural marvels ...

Germany is home to some of the world’s most enchanting castles, places where history, legend, and breathtaking scenery blend ...

The Eltz Castle is commonly known as Burg Eltz, Burg being the translation for “castle” in German. The first written evidence of Eltz Castle is from 1157, making it nearly 900 years old. It’s been ...

Shoot an arrow in Germany, and more often than not, you’ll hit a castle. It may sound preposterous given the country’s reputation for method and organization, but we still don’t know how many castles ...

More than 25,000 castles crown the hills of Germany, so it can be difficult to choose which ones to visit. If you're seeking the best in terms of history and opulence, drive the nearly 479-mile ...

When you think of Europe, images of cobbled streets, colorful Old Towns, and majestic cathedrals that took centuries to build ...

As with so many travelers, my images of Germany — cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen, and fairy-tale castles — are from Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps. You could easily spend a week here, ...

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 ...

For centuries, medieval castles – hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry – have held a special place in the Western imagination, evoking at once a sense of history, fantasy, war and romance. They are ...