We spent three days in Germany's Black Forest, which is said to have inspired famous fairy-tales. It has some of the best hiking trails and castle ruins in Germany, and I loved its eponymous cake.

THE FAIRY TALE version of Germany still exists, more than anywhere else, in the Black Forest. Villages of half-timbered houses dot deep valleys in the shadow of mountainsides thick with spruce and fir ...

In Germany’s southwest corner, the Black Forest (“Schwarzwald”) is a range of hills stretching east of the Rhine River. Ancient Romans found the thick forests here inaccessible and mysterious, so they ...

On the scenic Oberkircher Brennersteig trail, home of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, travelers won’t go thirsty Amy Bizzarri - Freelance writer Germany’s Schwarzwald, or Black Forest, has been the ...

Frank-Walter Steinmeier has traveled to Great Britain with Elke Büdenbender. At a state banquet hosted by the British Royals, ...

It can be hard to figure out what's actually worth seeing in Europe and what has just earned publicity because of its historically fortified status. With years of built-up expectations, travelers ...

In Germany’s southwest corner, the Black Forest (“Schwarzwald”) is a range of hills stretching east of the Rhine River. Ancient Romans found the thick forests here inaccessible and mysterious, so they ...