A team of archaeologists were recently exploring the ruins of a long-forgotten castle in southern Germany when they stumbled ...

Below, we highlight some of Germany's most stunning castles ... King Ludwig II's boyhood home. The original medieval ruins of this golden-hued castle were purchased and rebuilt by Crown Prince ...

This gorgeous medieval castle endured wars with little damage—in fact, it's looked pretty much the same since the late Middle Ages. Back when the national currency of Germany was the Deutsche ...

There are many contenders (such as Michelstadt, Miltenberg, Bamberg, Bad Windsheim, and Dinkelsbühl), but none holds a candle ...

Himeji Castle (Japan): Known as the "White Heron Castle" due to its elegant white exterior, Himeji Castle is one of Japan’s most iconic and well-preserved feudal castles, renowned for its beauty and ...

Colditz Castle, a forbidding medieval edifice near Leipzig, Germany, was supposed to be the Nazis' most escape-proof prison. Incorrigible Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from other ...

Following the coronation of Henry I (876 to 936), the first German King from the Saxonian dynasty ... It illustrates the typical development of a medieval town, originating from a castle village and ...

March 7. -- Visions of wealth vanished to-day when the sum of $1 was offered for the $100,000,000 (on paper) German estate of George Rupp, whose feudal castles are said to be located on the Banks ...