Bamberg Is said to have existed since AD 902 at least, and somehow I’ve only managed to see it this July. What an oversight. I’ve always wanted to go, but evidently not enough to have done something ...

This life-size stone equestrian statue is the oldest surviving medieval sculpture of its kind. And better still: the Bamberg Cathedral Horseman is full of mysteries. He has been depicted on a bank ...

Bamberg's old town center, Aachen Cathedral and the Bauhaus in Dessau – all are UNESCO World Heritage sites. With our new "DW World Heritage 360" app you can explore them in a completely new way. The ...

A SMALL town in Europe with unique beer and fascinating architecture has been described as one of the best hidden gems in its country. On a list of lesser-known places to visit in Germany, the town of ...

Maik, a fire-safety expert from Stuttgart, is giving me a bit of advice. “What is this beer? You’ve ordered the wrong one!” he barks, gesturing at my squat glass mug of foam-topped, pale-golden ...

Marcus Wolf is the pastor St. Gangolf Parish in the small, northern Bavarian city of Bamberg. The priest takes out the parish registry and turns to the section marked "Kirchenaustritt", a procedure to ...