There's a tourist trail in Germany called the Fairy Tale Route, and it's just what you're picturing: green valleys, dark forests, castles and churches, charming towns, village festivals, and even the ...

The remains of a German mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn have been recovered, as melting glaciers lead to the ...

"The decline of the glaciers brings to light more and more missing alpinists, who were reported missing several decades ago," police said Valais Cantonal Police The remains of a German mountain ...

Anderl Heckmair, 98, a German mountain guide who led the first team to conquer the north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps, died Tuesday at a hospital in Oberstdorf, Germany. Heckmair already had ...

The Harz Mountains region of Germany is incredible, it is full of half-timbered houses, wonderful hikes, picturesque towns like Goslar, Wernigerode, and Quedlinburg and so many more wonderful spots.