Christine Dutton News Today

It all began with some family-tree sleuthing.

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany (CNS) -- The visitors browse the intricately carved wooden Nativity sets or dive into some mouthwatering creamy Italian ice cream at the Eiscafe Paradiso. Thousands from the world over are descending on this picturesque Alpine village to see the famed Passionsspiele, or Passion Play, held here every decade for nearly 400 years. In the cavernous Passion Play Theatre that seats about 5,000 people, an air of excitement takes hold as Jesus enters, straddling a live donkey on s

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany — The visitors browse the intricately carved wooden Nativity sets or dive into some mouthwatering creamy Italian ice cream at the Ei

A NEW walkway, which will allow residents and visitors to move around the section of Chester’s historic City Walls that collapsed in January 2020, will be open before Christmas. Work on the site has been progressing well and the new structure will be in place until the collapsed section is repaired. The walkway will be lined to protect visitors from the works site and information boards from previous City Walls projects will form a gallery showcasing the work that has taken place to pre...