Steeped in history, Kyoto offers a serene escape perfect for solo travelers. The city’s tranquil temples, lush gardens, and traditional tea houses provide a serene backdrop for exploration.
Experience the mesmerizing beauty of cherry blossoms in spring, participate in a tea ceremony, or wander through the charming narrow streets of Gion—the historic Geisha district—to immerse yourself in Japanese culture.
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.
