Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time
The Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, was built as a secret pathway connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti via the Uffizi Galleries and the Ponte Vecchio. It’s now open to the public for ...
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See the Sprawling Secret Passageway Built for Florence’s Elite 450 Years Ago
The 2,500-foot-long Vasari Corridor impressed guests of the Medicis and other leaders that followed (including Benito ...
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Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
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 former residence of 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 ...
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Florence Opens Secret Passageway To The Public For The First Time
Florence, a city renowned for its artistic and architectural heritage, has unveiled a new treasure for visitors: the Vasari Corridor. Once a closely guarded secret passageway for the ruling Medici ...
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Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time
It was built as a secret passageway for the elite of Florence to pass undetected, far from the regular citizens. Now, for the first time in history, the Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor ...
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Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time
Now, for the first time in history, the Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, has opened to the general public. Less a corridor, more a private walking trail through the center of Florence ...