Inside Mi Peru, a Peruvian restaurant in Darmstadt, Germany. It is quite popular, so making reservations is advised.

Mi Peru brings a taste of South America to Germany

Take a culinary journey at this Peruvian eatery in Darmstadt.

Trees lining the Bergstrasse are in full bloom in Alsbach, Germany. The Bergstrasse, or mountain road, runs from the outskirts of Darmstadt in the north, to Heidelberg in the south.

Blooming Bergstrasse: German road is a picture-perfect experience

Germany’s Bergstrasse is in bloom, and it’s a marvelous time to explore the route that runs from Darmstadt in the north to Heidelberg in the south.

A photo of Robert Lugo’s glazed ceramic “Street Shrine 1:A Notorious Story (Biggie),” on display at “The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century” at the Schirn in Frankfurt, Germany.

Hop to it: Bronx-born musical genre’s culture unfolds at Frankfurt exhibition

A new arrival at the famed Schirn exhibition hall in Frankfurt examines the influence of hip-hop.

SHAPE’s William Bush celebrates his 215-pound title after defeating Stuttgart’s Conner Hutchinson at the DODEA-Europe wrestling finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Feb. 10, 2024.

Champions are made in many different ways

14 wrestlers in Europe took crowns on Saturday at the season-ending championships in a variety of expected or unexpected ways.

Mathilda, a Wiesbaden, Germany, restaurant, has been serving food and drinks on Luisenplatz since 2003.

Tasty food, cozy atmosphere draw diners to Mathilda on Wiesbaden’s Luisenplatz 

Mathilda boasts on its website that it serves creative classics, fresh and newly interpreted. A restaurant review site calls it German-Italian cuisine, which we found to be rather accurate. Overall, our satisfying dinner there called for an encore.

Swell heads have been a main feature of the Mainz Rose Monday carnival parade since 1927. They are made of papier-mache and worn on the shoulders with a hole to see and breathe through. There are about 30 swell heads, and all of them have names. This is Schorsch.

Carnival museum in Mainz presents all the spectacle of pre-Lent festivities

In Mainz, Germany, a carnival stronghold on the Rhine, the Fastnachtsmuseum traces the city’s carnival culture.

A view of St. Justin's Church and the tower of the Hoechst Palace from a path that runs along the Main River. Hoechst is a borough of Frankfurt located a couple of miles downstream from the city center.

Hoechst hides whole day’s worth of sights in shadow of Frankfurt

The Frankfurt borough of Hoechst has charming surprises in store for those who give it a chance.

Pizza No. 19, with salami, ham, mushrooms and artichokes at Pizza and Pasta Da Angelo in Frankfurt. Food is ordered according to menu number.

Frankfurt pizzeria Da Angelo serves up amore galore in throwback atmosphere

Pizza and Pasta Da Angelo is a delicious memory for many Frankfurt-area Americans over the years. And there’s no time like the present to visit and make new memories at what may be the oldest pizzeria in the city.

Buerresheim Castle stands high on a rocky outcrop near Mayen, Germany. The kitchen garden, shown in the foreground, is not open to the public.

Jonesing for an escape: Germany’s Eifel Mountains boast places fit for a blockbuster

Tucked away in the green forests of western Germany’s Eifel region is Buerresheim Castle, an imposing fortress high on a rocky promontory that was built late in the 12th century.

The tartufo classico and apple strudel as served at Degenhardt in Wiesbaden, Germany. The tartufo consisted of a frozen zabaione center surrounded by chocolate cream and cacao powder. The warm strudel came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a smattering of fruit.

A peek beyond the neon reveals a fusion of flavor at Wiesbaden eatery

Degenhardt has interesting architecture and a limited but satisfying menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner.