At 9,700 feet, the highest point in Germany is a long tough climb, but the summit is worth every step. Enjoy the sights from Jon Goodwin's trip to the top.

Located along the border between Germany and Austria, Zugspitze is in the southeastern German state of Bavaria, formerly the Kingdom of Bavaria. The mountain is flanked by three glaciers, two of ...

A German woman has been found dead in the vicinity of a glacier on the Zugspitze more than six months after she was reported ...

From the Zugspitze summit station, most visitors take the gondola down to the beautiful Eibsee Lake. It’s a jarring drop of about 6,500 feet in mere minutes — all visible through the cable car ...

First up, a whirlwind tour of Bavaria — 100 seconds of swiftly streaming landscapes, palaces, forests and sights, from the Zugspitze to the Bayreuth opera house, with wurst, yoga and dizzying ...

A selfie at Germany's highest point? For many, it's a must—but the path to the original summit cross of the Zugspitze is more dangerous than many realize, and overly reckless summit tourists ...

A girl throws a rock into the Eibsee, a lake at the northerly base of the Zugspitze, Germany's tallest mountain, in March 2020. The lake includes a gentle hiking course and plenty of vantage ...

Google Doodle celebrates the first ascent of Zugspitze, Germany's ... Zugspitze was first summited in 1820 in an effort to prove the mountain was indeed the tallest in the then-Kingdom of Bavaria.

• The best books about Germany. 10. Ein Prosit, ein Prosit! (Munich) Sight-seeing – and G7 summiteering of course – is thirsty work, and Bavaria is no bad place to be when this becomes an issue.

Our alarms went off way too early for vacation — 5 something in the morning — but my cousins and I had big plans. We were leaving our Munich hotel for a day trip to the Zugspitze, known as the ...

Visions. Visions of Germany: Bavaria. Episode 12 | 55m 39s Video has Closed Captions | CC. VISIONS OF GERMANY: Bavaria showcases the diversity of Germany's southeastern region -- from the old ...