An historian’s guide to cold war berlin

Explore the city of Nuremberg and the surrounding region of Franconia, a little-known part of the German state home to medieval towns, storied museums and a unique beer tradition.

Learn what life was like during the conflict

Discover how the UK’s country houses defied the odds to survive as historic monuments and cultural centres

A luxury spa hotel in the Bavarian Alps, where a day of mountain views and gourmet food is topped by a world-class concert? Schloss Elmau, south of Munich near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, seems a positive

When gossip and rumour led to the trial of two Prussian pastors

Early on 8 November 1942, Adolf Hitler’s special train was en route from Berlin to Munich when it was stopped at a small station in the Thuringian Forest to receive an urgent message from the Foreign