Germany's southern states are under pressure to abandon summer holiday traditions amid complaints that they enjoy an unfair advantage. DW has the latest.

Imagine the rolling hills of Bavaria, Germany, transformed into a battleground. On March 12th, 2025, the Hohenfels Training Area became the stage for Allied Spirit 25, a multinational military ...

Neuschwanstein Castle and three other royal residences built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria have been designated as UNESCO ...

Bavaria's fairy-tale royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, have been added to the UNESCO ...

All but two German states rotate their summer holidays to prevent gridlock on the roads and railways and spread demand at holiday destinations. Irritation at Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg’s refusal to ...

Twelve historic sites including the Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria in Germany, the Archaeological Ensemble of the 17th ...

Neuschwanstein, perched on a rocky, 200m-high Alpine crag, is Germany's most visited castle, with almost 1.5 million people ...

German police say a man attacked and slightly injured four people with a hammer on a long-distance train in southern Germany ...

GOVERNOR General Sir Bob Dadae will be travelling to Germany this weekend to attend PNG’s 50th independence celebrations ...

Germany's Bavarian royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, highlighting ...

Germany has thousands of castles, countless beer festivals and quite a few cathedrals with world heritage status. We look at ...

The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany’s Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney’s fairytale castles, has been ...