The hourlong drive from Kaiserslautern took me along the winding roads of the Palatinate Forest and the famed Weinstrasse, or ...

As the weather has taken a colder turn and the nights close in faster than before, we give a rundown of Germany's most impressive spas that are all easily reachable by public transport. As winter ...

They come highly recommended by a top travel advisor, and feature mineral springs, salt therapy, and striking views. If you like the idea of slipping into warm mineral waters under vaulted ceilings or ...

Austria and Germany abound with popular resorts called thermen where getting the full sauna experience typically means having to take it all off. By Valeriya Safronova Valeriya Safronova, who is based ...

Sometimes things don't go as planned – and those moments often make for the best stories. Tripping columns offer readers a chance to share their wild adventures. The countryside around Lake Constance ...

The essential guide to baths, saunas, and spa treatments. Finnish cabinet ministers do it, Russian hockey players do it, Koreans do it on a first date. Social bathing—known as "naked communion" in ...

ABOUT 55 miles southeast of Berlin, the gentle landscape of Brandenburg unfolds: a patchwork of forests and flax fields. Like other parts of rural Germany, villages in this eastern state pop up every ...

A German policeman claimed damages for "temperature trauma" caused by chasing a peeping Tom in a sauna, it's reported. In his case against the state of Bavaria, the chief inspector claimed he suffered ...