This is the eighth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some time ...

A carriage of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (known as Sisi) , originally the Milan coronation carriage of Napoleon 1, is seen on display. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) The museum's most valuable ...

Holidays are synonymous with sunshine, but it’s also possible to enjoy a getaway when skies are dull and grey. During winter ...

Dominated by a 900-year-old hilltop castle, this history-soaked city feels even more atmospheric on dark days. Climb Castle ...

Netflix’s historical drama The Empress returned for a second season in November, unravelling some new chapters from the fascinating true story of one of Europe’s most beautiful and rebellious monarchs ...

Tens of thousands of people protested across Austria on Thursday against the ... who are elected by the people," Elisabeth Helminger, 59, told AFP. "I am really worried that people who do ...

Built in 1876, the neo-baroque hearse was used for five funerals, including Empress Elisabeth, Emperor Franz Joseph and Austria's last empress Zita. "It was controversial to use this museum piece ...

Empress Elisabeth may not be famous in America, but she was an important figure in the royal family of Austria and Hungary. Her story is retold in the German drama The Empress. It begins in 1854 ...