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 ...

CLAUSTHAL-ZELLERFELD, Germany (AP) — Nestled in the spruce trees in the Harz mountains of northern Germany is a bark-eating pest not much bigger than a sesame seed. Known as “book printers” for the ...

ENZKLOSTERLE, Germany (AP) — The Black Forest gets its name from a canopy of trees so dense that the woods seem dark, pierced only by shafts of sunlight. Mushrooms sprout across the damp forest floor.

According to the UFZ forest condition monitor, 52 percent of the forest on the whole and particularly 76 percent of the conifers in the Harz region were severely damaged by 2022. In contrast, in 2017 ...

The Black Forest region, nestled in the tri-border area of Germany, Switzerland and France, offers a blend of natural beauty, adventure and culinary excellence. This 2.7 million-acre vacation ...

EUTIN, Germany (AP) — It's timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom's Oak has connected lovers for more than a century. Known as “Bräutigamseiche” in German, the ...