The German War Graves Cemetery at La Cambe in Normandy, France, maintained by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, contains 21,222 German soldiers killed during the Battle of Normandy in 1944.
Photo by Sarah Donovan on Unsplash In a proper Bavarian beer garden, you are allowed by law to spread out
Thatched-roof villages, endless beaches, and oyster bars await on Germany’s northernmost island. Here’s how to make the most of a day trip to Sylt.
The Little Museum of Dublin holds an authentic fragment of the Berlin Wall among its donated collection, a verifiable fact documented in the museum’s holdings.
Swabia’s stuffed pasta pockets come with monastery legends, nicknames like ‘little cheats,’ and a place at the table from Lent to Sunday dinner. Here’s where to find the best.
From Würzburg’s baroque splendor to the Alpine foothills near Füssen, the Romantic Road winds through 350 kilometers of medieval towns, vineyards, and half-timbered charm. Here’s how to drive Germany’s most famous route.
Tucked in a wooded side valley above the Moselle, Burg Eltz has been owned by the same family for 34 generations. Here’s how to visit one of Germany’s most romantic medieval castles.
The Christmas tree tradition originated in Germany and was brought to America by German immigrants in the 19th century, who helped popularize it in New York and across the United States. German-style Christmas markets have also been adopted in New York.
Dutch and Walloon Protestant refugees settled in the Electoral Palatinate (Heidelberg, Mannheim, Frankenthal) in the 16th-17th centuries, with Frankenthal receiving Dutch refugees in 1562 when they were granted suppressed monastery possessions.
Built on seven hills where the Regnitz River splits, Bamberg offers a UNESCO-listed medieval core, rauchbier breweries, and a cathedral that crowns a city unchanged for centuries.
