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 ...

The Rhine River, one of Europe’s longest and most picturesque rivers, is famous for its stunning landscape. The steep hi ...

Colditz Castle, a forbidding medieval edifice near Leipzig, Germany, was supposed to be the Nazis' most escape-proof prison. Incorrigible Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from other ...

Author From the 2012 book ‘Poznań, Dzielnica Zamkowa’ by Zenon Pałat & Janusz Pazder, trans. MK The Castle District was designed by German architects to promote Prussian interests in the region. But ...

This is one of the most iconic castles in the world. Located in Germany, in southern Bavaria, Neuschwanstein Castle is a magnificent location with a vantage point over the entire region.

The ruins of Weissenstein Castle in Waldershof, Germany, are at an elevation of over 2,800 feet. Trails surrounding the ...

The castle sits at an elevation of 2,814 feet and has two covered areas where visitors can rest. One of them is a kiosk, where I read the history using an app to translate the German. Weissenstein ...