Here is what’s playing at on-base theaters.

Here is a sampling of upcoming trips scheduled by military bases.

Listings for recently announced concerts, special concerts and shows and on-base theater events.

While most of Europe’s public holidays ostensibly commemorate dates with social or religious significance, a number of informal traditions have built themselves around these official days off.

Pizzeria Gusto’s peppery pies are well known and much beloved among the troops nearby in Poland.

Freisen Nature Wildlife Park is an enjoyable rambling menagerie in the German state of Saarland about 15 minutes from the Army’s garrison in Baumholder and less than 40 minutes by car from Kaiserslautern.

Here is what’s playing at on-base theaters.

Here is a sampling of upcoming trips scheduled by military bases.

Listings for recently announced concerts, special concerts and shows and on-base theater events.

These European events celebrate specific historical moments or eras in time. Festivals celebrate Vikings, Romans and Jane Austen, and include observances of world wars.

Here is a sampling of upcoming trips scheduled by military bases.

Nestled in a lush corner of Erlangen is Burgberg, a hill of roughly 1,000 feet high, upon which is a sculpture garden, which beckons visitors to take a break and admire the works of local renowned sculptor Heinrich Kirchner.

Oelmuehle, a gluten-free restaurant in Landstuhl, offers a lovely surrounding, variety and peace of mind for those in need of dietary restrictions.

Here is what’s playing at on-base theaters.

Listings for recently announced concerts, special concerts and shows and on-base theater events.

Here are many of the major events and celebrations taking place in Europe this month.

Adana has many beautiful sights that make a day trip -- or even just a several-hour stopover -- well worth the trouble.

Tucked away in a somewhat dreary quarter of Kaiserslautern next to the former Pfaff factory is Zur Pfaffschenke, or Pfaff Tavern, which once served as a community pub for factory workers. Despite its humble beginnings, Pfaffschenke for almost two decades has served as a beloved side street eatery that does not rely on marketing or social media, but on its local reputation and those in the know.