Art, Theaters and Museums

The South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is a wonderful collection of regional natural and historical items. The museum features a permanent exhibition a… Read the rest

The Victory Monument on Vittoria Square is an interesting historical landmark that was personally ordered by Benito Mussolini and which represents the… Read the rest

Suomenlinna Toy Museum is located in a powder-coloured wooden villa and its collection boasts old dolls, antique teddy bears and other old toys from t… Read the rest

The Palace, built by the Davizzi family around mid-14th century, was purchased in 1578 by the Davanzati family (their coat of arms is still visible on… Read the rest

The library at Saint Catherine’s Monastery located at the foot of the legendary Mount Sinai, is the oldest continually operating library in the world.… Read the rest

The Löwenmensch figurine is the oldest known piece of figurative art in the world. It is an ivory sculpture of a lion headed human that is between 35,… Read the rest

The Venus of Hohle Fels figurine is the oldest sculpture depicting the human figure. It is the oldest “Venus figurine” – any Upper Paleolithic sculptu… Read the rest

According to scientists, the bone flutes found at Geissenkloesterle Cave in Germany are the oldest musical instruments ever found in the world. Resear… Read the rest

Like the Smarkand Kufic Quran, the Topkapi manuscript was often cited as the oldest Quran for many years. Recent research, however, shows that the Top… Read the rest

For several years, prior to research conducted in the last few decades, the , was thought to be the oldest copies of the Quran in existence. The date… Read the rest