Once over the Ofen Pass, the descent to Italy is rapid. I’ve been on this road before, nearly 20 years ago, to write one of my first travel reports.

South Tyrol is Italy's richest province, a largely German-speaking part of the country that has autonomous status, but now the euro crisis means the Italian government wants to cash in.

Indeed, many Italians, and even more people abroad, are often shocked to discover that there is a province in the north of the country where German is the mother tongue of most inhabitants, and ...

In the Italian mountains of South Tyrol, Luis Durnwalder wishes more of the country could be like his German-speaking province. Two days after Moody’s Investors Service cut Italy’s credit ...

The names of thousands of streams, hills and meadows are causing a political row in Italy's mainly German-speaking province of South Tyrol. The roots of the dispute date back to the fascist era ...

FURIOUS Italy players have vowed to gain revenge on Germany tonight over an offensive website article that appeared in a German weekly publication. Tue 4 Jul 2006 at 01:00 The Italians are livid ...

German Minor Requirements. Six courses (24 credits) beyond GER 110Y. Three required courses GER 189/ ITL 189; GER 250 or GER 260; GER 350 or a topic of GER 360 or a topic of GER 369/ITL 369; Three ...

German Studies is a small student-focused program, providing courses in German language, culture, business, and history from the Middle Ages to the present. All students are encouraged to study abroad ...