From fortified towers to medieval artwork, these fairy-tale castles are sure to wow you. More than 25,000 castles crown the hills of Germany, so it can be difficult to choose which ones to visit. If ...

Hohenzollern Castle, on top of a gentle hill 30 miles south of Stuttgart, belonged to the family of the German Kaiser yet was hardly a strategic stronghold. To the contrary, the castle was destroyed ...

A castle is the perfect places to drop one’s braid down a spire, lose a glass slipper leaving a ball in haste, or even fight a dragon. A series of real castles in Germany were behind the inspiration ...

High up on Mount Hohenzollern in the Swabian Alp, about 50 kilometers south of Stuttgart, is Hohenzollern Castle. This mighty fortress has been twice destroyed and twice rebuilt. The original castle ...

Europe is a hot summer destination this year as the stronger U.S. dollar continues to make the region a more affordable option for Americans thinking of vacationing overseas. That was partly the ...