Soar above the most magnificent and historic fortresses in Germany with this breathtaking drone tour of its most beautiful castles. Witness the ultimate fairytale vision of Neuschwanstein, nestled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Eltz Castle is commonly known as Burg Eltz, Burg being the translation for “castle” in German. The first written evidence of ...

A small cache of medieval game pieces has been discovered in the ruins of a recently discovered castle in southern Germany. The finds provide a window into leisure time, possibly among actual knights, ...

In medieval Europe, castles were the ultimate homes for kings and nobles. The big stone structures weren't just fancy houses—they also protected the people inside and the land around them. While ...

Archaeologists digging up the filled-in moat of Sparrenburg Castle uncovered a forgotten staircase, possibly leading to an unknown cellar. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by BielefeldJETZT ...

As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls ...

In the German countryside, archaeologists are working to uncover what farm life looked like in the medieval era. The excavation began in January 2023 outside the town of Werne, where traces of a ...

What is it about castles that fascinates so many people around the globe? A lot of the allure derives from the history and human drama that played out within the walls, as well as the astonishing ...