Jonathan Harding commentsOn Sunday it was finally announced that this will indeed be Guardiola’s last season in Bavaria. But what does the Spaniard leave behind – and why didn’t he want more? Jonathan Harding evaluates...The excitement in Germany when Pep Guardiola was named Bayern Munich's new head coach was tangible. The Bundesliga brand doubled in size overnight and social media exploded with Spanish hashtags as Bayern followed a treble-winning Read more [...]

The 26-year-old has enjoyed consistent success in Bavaria, winning four Bundesliga titles, the German Cup, the Super Cup, the Champions League and the Club World Cup. “If something is not considered important I can’t be arguing with different media”. Guardiola’s deal at Bayern Munich runs out next June, and says he has made his mind up over his future, but has yet to reveal the decision. Before his move to Bavaria, the former Barca midfielder was a two-time Champions League Read more [...]

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“Once Upon A Crime — A Brothers Grimm Mystery” by P.J. Brackston (Pegasus Books, 256 pages, in stores) "Once Upon a Crime" is P.J. Brackston's latest novel in her Brothers Grimm series. It is set in 18th-century Bavaria and features Gretel (of "Hansel and Gretel”), who is now a detective. Gretel's brother, Hans, lives with her and goes to the tavern most evenings and comes home falling down drunk. Gretel looks after him because, after all, he Read more [...]

Scholars are divided over news Adolf Hitler's infamous Mein Kampf book will be sold in Germany next year for the first time since the Nazi leader's death, after its copyright expires. An annotated and critical edition is set to be published in 2016, after a 70-year copyright held by Bavaria comes to an end. Bavaria had refused to allow reprints of the book. Munich's Institute of Contemporary History's 'Hitler, Mein Kampf. A Critical Edition' will add context to the hateful rant with commentary in Read more [...]

THE PROJECT The Motorway Authority for Northern Bavaria is a state authority run by the Free State of Bavaria, Germany. It plans, builds and operates the motorways in Northern Bavaria. Geographically, its responsibility extends across Upper, Central and Lower Franconia as well as parts of Upper Palatinate and Upper Bavaria. The head office, 3 local offices and 17 motorway maintenance depots extend, maintain and operate Northern Bavaria‘s motorway network which consists of 1,316 kilometres of road Read more [...]

The German teachers' association says an annotated edition of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" should be taught in senior high school to help "inoculate" teenagers against political extremism.   Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter  The Nazi leader's anti-Semitic diatribe has not been printed in Germany since the end of World War II, but an annotated and critical edition is set to be published next year.  The rights to the book have been held for 70 years by the state of Bavaria, which Read more [...]

Germany’s association of teachers has said an annotated edition of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf should be taught in senior high school to help “inoculate” teenagers against political extremism. The Nazi leader’s antisemitic diatribe has not been printed in Germany since the end of the second world war, but an annotated and critical edition is due to be published next year. The rights to the book have been held for 70 years by the state of Bavaria, which has refused to allow reprints, but Read more [...]

 The lights on the Christmas tree and crib scene in St Peter's Square were officially lit up during a ceremony on Friday. Standing 32 metres high, this year's tree was donated by the German state of Bavaria whilst the crib scene with its 24 life-sized figures was donated by the Italian archdiocese of Trento. In an earlier address to thank the Bavarian authorities and representatives from Trento for their donation, Pope Francis said the Christmas crib scene reminds us that Jesus made himself small Read more [...]

Merry Christmas! To celebrate the season, I'm sharing clips, extras and behind-the-scenes notes from Rick Steves' European Christmas.In Nürnberg, famous for its best-in-Germany Christmas market, our Rick Steves' European Christmas crew got to film the angelic Christkind. How did a teenage German girl become "the Christ child" of Bavarian children's Santa Claus dreams? We also learned how Martin Luther, the local reformer, wanted to shift the focus Read more [...]