Southern Bavaria embodies Germany’s picturesque charm, from its romantic villages to its history-rich castles.

While the Alps is known primarily as a winter playground, the mountain range is emerging as a summer destination. New and discounted rail links across Europe are making the peaks an attractive no-fly ...

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 those of so many travelers, my mental images of Germany — cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen, and fairy-tale castles — come from southern Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps. You could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Mother Nature had one of her wildest moments shaping the Alps, ...

When picturing the Alps, most travellers conjure snowy scenes. Europe’s most extensive mountain range has become defined by its world-class ski resorts, regular host to the Winter Olympics. But until ...