Visit Burg, Lichtenberg, which is the largest castle ruins in Germany. This historical treasure is only a 30 minute drive from Kaiserslautern. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD ...

Below, we highlight some of Germany's most stunning castles ... The original medieval ruins of this golden-hued castle were purchased and rebuilt by Crown Prince Maximilian in 1832 and became ...

It’s been continuously occupied by the Eltz family, a noble line, ever since. This long lineage makes it one of the best preserved castles in Germany.

as I did on a recent trek up to the Weissenstein Castle ruins in Steinwald Nature Park in Waldershof, Germany. Approximately 45 minutes northeast of Grafenwoehr, the well-marked, well-maintained ...

High in the Alpine foothills of Germany sits one of the most iconic ... Construction began in 1869 on top of castle ruins and workers labored day and night for more than a decade to complete ...

From the town of Gernsheim, on the eastern banks of a languorous meander in the Rhine, it was once possible to see the steep slate roof and towers of Frankenstein castle, positioned on a hilltop ...

More than 1,000 years ago, a sprawling fort sat atop a hill in Germany, overlooking the village ... about the “normal people” who kept the castle and fort running, Biermann said.