Amazing Facts about the Islands of the Venice Lagoon
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2Pellestrina’s Fishing Traditions
Pellestrina, a slender island that runs parallel to the Lido, is a fishing village steeped in tradition.
Fishing has been the primary occupation for centuries, and the islanders still maintain their age-old fishing techniques, providing fresh catch to local restaurants and markets.
Painting is an ancient medium and even with the introduction of photography, film and digital technology, it still has remained a persistent mode of expression. So many paintings have been limned over dozens of millennia that only a relatively small percentage of them could be construed as "timeless classics" that have become familiar to the public—and not coincidentally produced by some of the most famous artists of all time. We, of course, have our opinion of what makes the grade and we present them here in our list of the best paintings of all time.