Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like a modern-day ...

Discover magical winter villages in Europe, where snow-covered streets, cozy cabins, and festive charm come together to ...

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany Rothenburg ob der Tauber captures the essence of a true winter wonderland. Nestled in ...

In Austria, Fasching festivities begin on Epiphany (January 6) and continue until Ash Wednesday. The most iconic celebrations occur from Shrove Saturday to Ash Wednesday, with highlights including ...

Austria wore out the cordon sanitaire long ago. For much of the postwar era, the Freedom party was excluded by a series of grand coalitions (barring a single early-1980s coalition with the Social ...