Is Germany's Black Forest worth the trip? Rick Steves shares a surprising opinion on one of Europe's most iconic and ...

Germany's Black Forest got its name from the conifers that block out most light below, giving the region a mysterious aura. Add castles, cuckoo clocks, castles and tiny villages and you've got the ...

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.

A man nicknamed “Black Forest Rambo” has been arrested in Germany’s southwest Black Forest region after five days on the run, Baten-Wurttemberg police said Friday.

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.

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.

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.