Rome, like Paris, is an open-air museum. If you want to understand the history of Europe and its roots, you must visit Rome.
What to do during your stay in Rome? Of course you have to see the Colosseum, the Vatican and the must-see sites of Rome. Our two favourite places are: the Spanish Steps, ranked among the best places to propose, but also the gardens of Villa Borghese, an 80 hectare park located in the heart of the city of Rome.
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.