Ever seen a real-life castle that looks like it belongs in a vampire movie? Yeah… this is that place. Welcome to Bran Castle, tucked deep in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. From above, it feels ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At least one wolf tromped through watersheds west of metro Denver in December, a new map released Tuesday by state wildlife officials shows. The wolf or ...

Viktor Pinkhasov can’t stop smiling. He has just managed to escape Ukraine after hiking alone for five days across the Carpathian Mountains. “I want to go and be free, to live,” the 34-year-old told ...

This impressive layer cake is a traditional Polish dessert called karpatka, featured in baker Laurel Kratochvila’s new cookbook, Dobre Dobre. Its gorgeous, airy choux-pastry crusts sandwich a silky, ...

This video presents the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, captured in 4K. Featuring autumn colors, mountain scenery, and forest landscapes with aerial views, background music, and no narration. ‘I’m ...

In the past decade or so, it's been interesting to watch countries from Europe's Balkan and southeast regions emerge from their complicated pasts and onto the international tourism stage. For some — ...

An Italian tourist was mauled to death by a brown bear in Romania a day after making a post on Facebook that showed close encounters with bears, including a selfie with a cub. Omar Farang Zin, 49, was ...

“Even though he was wearing a helmet and full protective gear, it wasn't enough," the leader of an emergency response team said about his injuries Thomas Faull/Getty A motorcyclist is dead after he ...

The Carpathian Mountains inspire more than legends – Poland’s beloved Karpatka cream cake, with its billowy pastry and rich custard, stands out among a tempting array of traditional Polish desserts.

Although quite densely populated, Europe isn’t short of lonely island outposts, remote mountain ranges and dark, seemingly impenetrable forests — and many of them shelter world-class displays of ...