Ray Kershaw visits Germany's Harz Mountains, a vast sylvan playground steeped in folklore. By Ray Kershaw 06 August 2013 • 9:39am . How many jolly Germans will fit upon a mountain top?

Just north of the picturesque Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, lies the enchanting town of Quedlinburg. Founded in 922, this historic gem holds the distinction of being the first capital ...

Hikers in Germany spotted an elusive “wolf man” lurking in the Harz Mountains, and managed to capture him in a photograph. Gina Weiss and her companion, Tobi, were walking through woods near ...

Hikers captured a bone-chilling photo of a mysterious naked "wolf man," who officials believe has lived in the wild for at least 5 years, as they traveled through Germany's Harz Mountains on Tuesday.

Firefighters expressed hope on Monday morning that overnight rainfall in the Harz mountains of central Germany helped dampen wildfires that have burned for several days. Crews were preparing to ...

S ign up for a wander through the spruce forests surrounding Clausthal-Zellerfeld, in North Germany’s Harz mountains, and you’ll do so to a soundtrack of mournful, constant creaking – a ...

transcript. Frugal Traveler: Harz Mountains, Germany The Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross, escapes civilization for the forests of Germany's Harz Mountains, said to be home to witches and ghosts.

Our slow travel expert explores villages and forests on a narrow gauge line that terminates at the top of the Brocken, northern Germany’s highest peak This year marks the 125th anniversary of ...

Nestled in the spruce trees in the Harz mountains of northern Germany is a bark-eating pest not much bigger than a sesame seed. Known as “book printers” for the lines they eat into the bark ...

Dead trees stand in Lower-Saxony state forests at the Harz mountains near Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, Friday, July 28, 2023. The tiny insects have been causing outsized devastation to the forests ...