Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma wanted the jewel's location to be kept secret for 100 years after the death of her husband, ...

What if Austria attacked every country? Austria attacks Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia to reform the ...

Explore Feldkirch's cobbled lanes, 800‑year‑old castle, and alpine setting on the quiet western edge of Austria.

A legendary jewel of the Hapsburg dynasty — not seen since 1919 and thought lost, stolen or recut — has actually been safe in ...

Experience Wolfsklamm Gorge in Tirol’s Karwendel Park — a breathtaking hike through steep cliffs, mossy rocks, and roaring ...

On November 11, 1918, World War I finally came to an end after four-plus years of combat. Armistice Day was wildly celebrated ...

With American help, the family then travelled to Canada, where they settled in a modest house in Quebec. Eighty-five years ...

Surprisingly, at least to me, there are still climate change skeptics out there who either don’t believe that the climate is ...

Austria is marking two big 60th anniversaries, each with wartime echoes. Last Thursday, members of the Von Trapp family returned to Salzburg for the 60th anniversary of The Sound of Music. The 1965 ...

The story of the Florentine Diamond goes back to the powerful Medici family of Italy. The diamond’s first owner was the Duke ...

In the background of Rajiv Joseph’s engaging if flawed play Archduke, first performed (and since rewritten) in 2017, is the ...

The Florentine Diamond has been found after more than a century. The jewel, which was last seen around 1918 and was owned by ...