COLOGNE, Germany — At 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers took over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, drinking and showing off ...

Huge crowds of costumed revelers took to German streets on Thursday as the much-loved Carnival celebrations got underway, ...

Over 300 castles let you experience their authentic and lively history. Rhineland-Palatinate's wine festivals are a hallmark of the region. The Christmas markets are world famous and are among the ...

On the day, women are permitted to symbolically take control in the Rhineland where the two cities are situated, demonstrating their power by cutting neckties off men — a decades-old practice ...