bolzano & surroundings

"Ötzi" – The Iceman, to be found at the Museum of Archaeology

Visit the Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano to explore the interesting story about the 5000 years old glacier mummy. The Iceman was found by accident in 1991, with his clothes and equipment, mummified and frozen: an archaeological sensation.

Besides “Ötzi”, the in 1998 opened Museum of Archaelogoy documents the entire history of South Tyrol from the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age (15,000 BC) to the Carolingian period (around 800 AD).
Models, reconstructions, stereoscopic pictures, videos and interactive multimedia stations allow the visitor to gain insight into the ancient past of the southern Alpine region in a way that is, at the same time, highly informative and entertaining.
Bolzano is only 50 minutes away by car.

Dolomites, Earth Pyramids of Renon