Of course, one drawback is that some of the best Christmas markets in Europe are also the most overcrowded. Travel writer Rick Steves knows a thing or two about these charming pop-up winter ...

St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view of this ...