Germany is home to some of the world’s most enchanting castles, places where history, legend, and breathtaking scenery blend into something truly magical. From mist-covered mountaintops to river ...

While Bavaria commands most of the spotlight when castle talk begins, Germany’s other regions shelter architectural marvels that rarely make the travel brochures. These fortresses tell stories of ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

On your next day out, our travel team urges you to swap glitzy city skyscrapers for storied castles, and giant shopping malls ...

Financial crisis fairytale: German castles cash in on stimulus programs. August 24, 2009 — -- The economic crisis is like a fairytale come true for Germany's romantic castles, baroque palaces and ...