Few places in Europe live up to the promise of a fairytale quite like Bavaria, where half-timbered towns and enchanted alpine landscapes draw millions of visitors each year.

Following a temporary closure of Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival on Wednesday over a bomb threat, the hospitality association in the southern German state of Bavaria has suggested ...

Officials discovered the bomb threat to Oktoberfest in a letter from the alleged perpetrator. Police searched the fairgrounds for other explosive devices and asked workers to leave the area.

The German authorities said the decision to close the festival grounds was taken after an earlier explosion in a residential area of the city that appeared linked to a domestic dispute.

Police in Bavaria, the state where Munich is located, said the suspected attacker was believed to be a 57-year-old German citizen who had died by suicide near a lake in northern Munich.

Bob W is expanding in Munich with a fifth property, converting a former boarding house in Arnulfpark into studio and one-bedroom apartments, due to open this winter.