When Hans Rotter and fellow German immigrants built Alpine Village, the kitschy but fondly regarded slice of Bavaria in Southern California, they had a modest goal. “I needed a place to play soccer,” ...

Alpine Village, a Bavarian-themed commercial complex near Torrance that for decades was the heart of the region’s German American community, has been sold and faces the specter of shuttering, ...

BAD HINDELANG, Germany — Bavarian herdsmen have gathered together in the Alps in for an annual autumn ritual, driving their herds of cattle from high mountain pastures to the valley below in ...

If the chilly weather isn’t enough to get you into the holiday spirit, you could take a trip back to Bavaria, Germany, in 1820 to experience some historic songs and celebrations. Residents of Piedmont ...