Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...

As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls ...

On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...

Today, visitors can reach the castle on foot by following a path up the headland. As well as its history, Llansteffan is known for its peaceful surroundings and two beaches. The main beach is ...

Monreal is a stunning town in the Eifel region of Germany, known for its charming half-timbered houses and two historic castles ... With a history that dates back to 1229, the town was originally ...

A resident of a southwest German town working on a construction project unearthed a stash of medieval coins minted around 1320 AD. The value of the roughly 1,600 coins recovered was deemed enough ...

Oheka Castle was built in 1919 by German-American financier Otto Hermann ... Oheka Castle has been through a lot in its 100-plus years of history, and for anyone who wants to learn more, there ...

lined with medieval tapestries and furnishings, and don’t miss the castle’s most infamous artifact: the very bullet that claimed Franz Ferdinand’s life on his fated trip to Sarajevo. Journey yonder: ...

In fact, Turkey produced a feature film in 1982 titled Kanizsa Siege, underscoring the Turks’ continued fascination with the city’s history. László Vándor, retired director of the Göcsej Museum and ...

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with ...

Over the next 14 years, they built a luxury resort with a handcrafted wooden castle made from hand-selected old-growth red and yellow cedar logs, while also installing power and water. Philip ...