The Bavarian Alps is the quintessential picture-postcard destination - a long line of snow-capped peaks which runs along ...

The Bavarian Alps were hit by an unusually dry spell this German winter, breaking records for the lowest snowfall recorded in several areas, meteorologists said on Tuesday. At Germany's highest ski ...

At 23 minutes before midnight, at 5,600 feet above sea level, the lashing rain and furious winds outside the darkened bunkroom prompted two questions to turn over in my head: Will the roof of this hut ...

Like so many travelers, my images of Germany — cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen, and fairy-tale castles — are from Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps. You could easily spend a week here, ...

SCHÖNAU AM KÖNIGSSEE, Germany — At 23 minutes before midnight, at 5,600 feet above sea level, the lashing rain and furious winds outside the darkened bunkroom prompted two questions to turn over in my ...