The Black Forest region, nestled in the tri-border area of Germany, Switzerland and France, offers a blend of natural beauty, adventure and culinary excellence. This 2.7 million-acre vacation ...

The fairytale version of Germany still exists in the Black Forest. Villages of half-timbered houses dot deep valleys in the shadow of mountainsides thick with spruce and fir trees.

Kudakwashe Makoni, 44, a chef from Harare, Zimbabwe, insisted that his nation’s cows lend a distinctly rich flavor to the cake’s cream. “Nobody does a Black Forest like Zimbabwe,” he said.

Here, Freddy Boch, owner of Hotel Engel, has been making the gateaux for three decades using his grandfather’s recipe. Every two years, he organises the Black Forest Cake Festival, where a panel ...

The Black Forest sounds like an ominous destination – echoes of fairy tales with witches in gingerbread houses and wolves waiting to prey on innocent children. The name was given to the area by ...

The Black Forest, Berlin, Munich and Cologne star on this list of the Best Places to Visit in Germany. Read more to plan your trip to Deutschland.

This Scenic 9-mile Hike in Germany's Black Forest Is Lined With Self-serve Schnapps Fountains . Now that's one way to encourage people to get outdoors.

There are not many places in the world that offer scenic hikes in forests and sweet treats, but Germany's Black Forest region in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg does just that.