Zugspitze, rising to 2,962 meters above sea level, is Germany’s highest mountain. Located in the Wetterstein range of the Northern Limestone Alps, the summit marks the border between Bavaria in ...

Shack Air flies again this week as we continue our South German Castle Tour in the trusty Piper PA-28R Turbo Arrow IV. Last week, we began our tour and got some beautiful sights of castles and the ...

SCHÖNAU AM KÖNIGSSEE, Germany — At 23 minutes before midnight, at 5,600 feet above sea level, the lashing rain and furious winds outside the darkened bunkroom prompted two questions to turn over in my ...

Mr. Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer. BERLIN — When I saw news photos of the bare slopes of the Alps’ storied ski resorts a few weeks ago, I felt relief. The green and brown mountains of ...