In Austria, police said they also were stepping up security around Vienna’s churches and Christmas markets, apparently responding to the same intelligence about a potential threat.

With a sly smile, like some mischievous 6-foot-7 Santa Claus, Austrian chef Bernhard Mairinger says he has just dropped off a strudel for L.A.’s best-known Austrian, Wolfgang Puck. Giving a ...

An Austria Avalanche Christmas Day mountainous villages of Lech and Zurs buried 10 people, according to the state-run Austrian Press Agency.

Austria's latest measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus will likely stay in force over Christmas and New Year, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg was quoted as saying on Sunday, as the ...

Experience the Old World enchantment of traditional Christmas markets on a seven-night tour of Germany and Austria. The tour, starting Dec. 5, visits Regensburg, Germany; Steyr, Austria; and Vienna.

Christmas in Austria is wonderful regardless of what town you visit, says Mimy. “There are always open-air Christmas markets and sleigh rides and literally chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

Grand Circle Cruise Line drops prices on river tours of Europe’s famed Christmas markets in November and December. Discounted eight-day cruises on the Danube to Germany and Austria starts at ...

Every December 5th the beast is said to come and punish the kids who have misbehaved. These above pictures show the festival taking place in the Austrian town of Kaprun. The showmen dressed in ...

"The German and Austrian Christmas markets are unique because of the history behind them and the great feeling of 'gemutlichkeit' that pervades the market, i.e. the feeling of friendliness, good ...