COLOGNE, Germany — At 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers took over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, drinking and showing off their ...

"Si nolis bellum para pacem!" THE November revolution of 1918 relieved Germany of her various monarchies. At that time nothing seemed more obvious than that the artificial states which had been ...

SINCE the day when the German Foreign Minister, Walter Rathenau, closed his celebrated speech at the Genoa Conference with the impressive words "Peace! Peace! Peace!" and since Locarno and Thoiry laid ...

Castles, churches and abbeys reflect the rich history. Trier, Germany's oldest town and a UNESCO World Heritage site, was founded by the Romans. Over 300 castles let you experience their authentic and ...

Vineyards on the slopes of the Moselle and Rhine, monumental structures from the Roman Empire in Germany's oldest city Trier: the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is ideal for culture buffs and epicures.

In the more excitable lifestyle sections of some websites, you might have read about how Britain is currently “gearing up for Pancake Day”, but I quibble with turns of phrase that imply anything more ...