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See the Sprawling Secret Passageway Built for Florence's Elite 450 Years Ago
In 1565, a simple, elegant hallway was built atop Ponte Vecchio (or the Old Bridge) in Florence. The passage was restricted ...
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Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
FLORENCE, Italy — For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, the raised passageway that connects the city's Uffizi Galleries to the ...
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Uffizi’s secret Vasari Corridor reopens over Florence’s Ponte Vecchio
The Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano)—the secret passageway over the Arno River in Florence that connects the Uffizi Galleries to the Pitti Palace—has reopened following an eight-year ...