From wellness resorts on the edge of the Baltic Sea to boutique boltholes in Berlin, we've ranked the most luxurious hotels in Germany that ooze style, sophistication and serenity.

For months, they seized their landlords’ monasteries and castles. By March 1525 ... from Alsace to Austria and from Switzerland to Saxony. The peasants had economic grievances, to be sure ...

Colditz....a name both thrilling and forbidding to schoolboys in the post-war years. Still savouring the taste of victory, ...

There is a consensus at national and EU level that if the continent is to meet growing defence spending needs, due to the ...

However, the coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the Polish eagles and “Pahonia” can be seen in Dresden, Germany, on the facade of the famous Zwinger Palace, founded by order of ...

For months, they seized their landlords’ monasteries and castles. By March 1525, the peasant armies had grown to encompass ...

Germany’s past is written across its landscapes, from the Roman frontier to medieval fortresses and the echoes of empire. It ...

James IV of Scotland appointed an Italian, John Damian, as his court alchemist, a laboratory being founded in Stirling Castle about 1500 ... by the Elector of Saxony and was rescued by the ...

Archduke Joseph is remembered as the "most Hungarian" Habsburg due to his monumental contributions to the advancement of ...

With over 2,100 castles and 130,500 miles of hiking trails ... Bregenwurst: common in Lower Saxony, this sausage is made from pork and pig or cattle brain. Knackwurst: this sausage is seasoned with ...

Saxony, the Electorate of Hesse and Hanover, the ruling dynasties were compelled to make concessions on constitutions and civil rights. On the initiative of the Press and Fatherland Association, more ...