This German castle that was once a 16th-century hunting lodge is surrounded by an artificial lake that reflects its dreamy, ...

Since before there even was a 'Europe', Europe has been shaped by conflict. Because of this, there is no shortage of stories ...

As well as vibrant cities, Germany has a lot to offer. Off the well trodden tourist tracks, there are many small towns and ...

Twelve Years’ Voyage of Discovery in the First Six Books of the Eneis‎[1], Dresden: Meinhold and Sons, →OCLC: Racks, shears and toothcombs here, sit down: fit to be carried under his arm. 1845, Albert ...

Built in 1888, the Schloss Thierbach in Saxony was an exquisite example of neo-gothic architecture. After 1945 it served as a refugee home, then as a vocational school. It has been left abandoned ...

Among medieval heroes, El Cid has proved the most durable. There is no doubt that he, unlike King Arthur, existed; it is ...

The Castle in the Forest is a preposterous book ... Yet he was also a great patron of the arts, creating in Dresden perhaps the finest Baroque city in Europe. Ritchie Robertson examines the two sides ...