Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
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 ...
Artnet16d
A Secret Corridor Once Used by the Medicis Opens to the Public
The Vasari Corridor was commissioned by Cosimo de Medici as part of the celebrations for the marriage between his son and ...
The Irish News17d
Secret Florence passage that Medici family used to move safely reopens to public
Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor ... famous for its collections of ancient sculptures and paintings. The corridor was closed in 2016 to allow restoration work to bring it up to safety ...
The Art Newspaper17d
Uffizi’s secret Vasari Corridor reopens over Florence’s Ponte Vecchio
Around a quarter of the paintings in the Vasari Corridor were damaged, with Gerard van Honthorst’s Adoration of the Shepherds (1620) among those most badly burned. On a visit to Florence in ...
The Daily Dive on MSN9d
Florence Opens Secret Passageway To The Public For The First Time
Florence's Vasari Corridor, a historic passage once exclusive to the Medici family, is now open to the public for the first ...
Florence's Secret 16th-Century Passageway Opens To Public After 450 Years
The passage was commissioned by Cosimo I de’ Medici, the Duke of Florence, and designed by the renowned Renaissance painter ...
NBC Los Angeles17d
Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
The corridor was built by Florence’s powerful Medici family to allow them to move secretly and safely from one part of the ...
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Hidden Gem in Florence: The Vasari Corridor Opens to the Public for the First Time
Although the Vasari Corridor has been off-limits for centuries, it’s now part of a renewed effort to open Florence’s ...
Secret 16th century passageway built for the ruling family of Florence, Italy opens to the public for the first time
A 16th-century secret passageway built for the ruling family of Florence, Italy, has opened to the public for the first time ...
NBC New York17d
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 ... famous for its collections of ancient sculptures and paintings. The corridor was closed in 2016 to allow ...