Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The important thing about urban parks is not just the obviously comforting look of them — green, open spaces ...

Whenever I visit Paris, I make a point of strolling through the Luxembourg Garden, which—along with the accompanying palace—was commissioned in 1612 by Marie de Médicis, widow of France’s King Henry ...

When you think of beautiful views, spectacular cityscapes and celebrated landmarks, Paris usually comes to mind, with grand palaces, perfectly pruned gardens and elegant boulevards lined with haute ...

Paintings often please, intrigue and, finally, succeed by the depths of their understatement. They inveigle themselves into our sympathies little by little. This is such a painting. The title ...