Germany's oldest and most famous hiking route traces a ridge along the heights of the Thuringian Forest for over 100 miles ...

Thuringia, one of Germany’s lesser-known states, is home to some of the world’s most spectacular Christmas markets. Here, the ones worth exploring.

City of Ilmenau 03/14/2012 March 14, 2012. Ilmenau, on the edge of the Thuringian Forest, is an unimposing town surrounded by stunning landscapes. It puts its faith in brains, glass and Goethe.

One day you could be surveying the Thuringian Forest from a medieval tower; another, listening to Bach in the composer's hometown; the next, sipping mulled wine at a Christmas market.

With routes like the Rennsteig, an ancient 105-mile trail that follows a ridgeway in the Thuringian Forest dating back nearly 700 years, hiking has been a national pursuit in Germany for a very ...