Uffizi Gallery to reopen Renaissance art rooms after €600,000 gift
Fifty more paintings to be exhibited as Florence museum accepts donation from luxury goods firm Salvatore Ferragamo
Europe
Joséphine’s letters to trusted Napoleon general to go on sale in Paris
Expert describes four unpublished letters to chief of staff Alexandre Berthier as ‘wonderful, intimate and revealing’
Halving meat and dairy consumption could slash farming emissions
Adopting a ‘demitarian’ diet would lead to a 25-40% reduction in nitrogen emissions from agriculture in Europe, report shows
Provence wine route: top 10 guide
To taste the best of the Provence region follow this wine route from Toulon to the Massif des Maures, via Saint-Tropez, stopping at stunning vineyards, rural B&Bs and fantastic bistros
Venetians fight to save historical, ‘haunted’ island from luxury developers
Poveglia, a deserted 7-hectare rock believed to be the burial place of plague victims, to be leased to help pay Italy’s debts
Jacuzzi, art deco theatre and leotards up for grabs in Spanish auction
About 1 million buyers sign up to bid online in Spanish inland revenue’s annual auction of assorted confiscated goods