Schabmadonnen are part of a long tradition of edible relics.

Find the Easter eggs—or the naked lady.

From the Polish embassy in Switzerland came a campaign that spared many from Nazi extermination.

The first of many of these puzzling objects was unearthed almost three centuries ago, and we still don't know what they were for.

The burning of the Bӧӧgg is like a fiery version of Groundhog’s Day, but with fireworks and sausages.

Melting into a tub of whey has a long history in the Alps.

To uncover new clues about the secretive world of Mithraism, scientists considered evidence right at their feet.

The secret of the slide, from ancient Germanic tribes to tony Alpine resorts.