The al-Taybat City Museum for International Civilization is a grand palace containing 300 rooms filled with items collected by a globetrotting local merchant. The collection ranges from gold, manuscripts, furniture, pottery, Islamic manuscripts and more. Groups of less than10 people cannot enter on their own, so either stand outside the museum and wait to join one, or telephone in advance to get ...
Occupying an area of 400 hectares the place encompasses all facilities required to provide an exotic and exuberant environment for children to see over 600 animals in their natural habitat. Species of some giant tortoises, marine life and wildlife have made the place worth visiting. An added attraction is the ‘night zoo’ where one can experience the place in moonlight and watch animals during thei...
Another busy thoroughfare with shops and tourist attractions. ...
The Piazza del Popolo is one of the most famous squares in Rome. In modern Italian, it means ‘piazza of the people’. Before the age of railroads, it formed the main entrance to the city for pilgrims and travelers arriving from the north on the Via Flaminia. This large square was originally the site for festivals .It was also for centuries the place for public execution. The last execution took pla...