The Bavarian Alps were hit by an unusually dry spell this German winter, breaking records for the lowest snowfall recorded in several areas, meteorologists said on Tuesday. At Germany's highest ski ...

The Alps are a must-visit for any world traveler, and for an epic mountain adventure, head to this less crowded but equally ...

The current cross was made by her father, Franz Würzinger, in 1993, replacing the original from 1851, which was damaged ...

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 ...

A Mead High School and Whitworth University graduate was seriously injured in a New Year’s Day climbing accident in the Bavarian Alps that claimed the life of his climbing partner. Derek Kiehn, 28, ...

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 ...

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

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 head: Will the roof of this hut ...

Like 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, ...