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

The reality is that when the vast majority of people think of “Germany” (you know….the picturesque landscapes, half timbered villages, lederhosen and festivals, majestic Bavarian Alps, or enchanting ...

Despite an openness to cross-border mergers, Germany has pushed back against talk of the Italian lender UniCredit’s acquiring ...

At midnight on June 11, 1940, Italy declared war on France. This was something that had been anticipated for some time, ...

At least seven people have died in the Alps during a weekend of heavy snow, with skiers facing a high avalanche risk in Austria, Germany and Italy. Two separate avalanches killed two German skiers ...

Six German tourists were killed and 11 injured in the Italian Alps when a car crashed into them, police say. A suspected drunk driver collided with a group of people in the town of Luttach ...

This long journey from Berlin to Bavaria and on across the Austrian border to Salzburg takes in some very fine German cities (including Leipzig, Weimar and Munich) and some decent countryside. It is ...

The Alps are Europe’s biggest mountain range ... Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia. The mountains were formed millions of years ago as two giant tectonic plates collided, creating ...