Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
ROME (AP) — 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 powerful Medici family, has reopened to the public after an eight-year restoration project.
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 the first time in history.
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 Joanna of Austria.
Florence’s secret Vasari Corridor opens to the public after €11 million restoration
The Uffizi’s hidden Medici passageway has opened to the public for the first time following an eight-year restoration.
Florence's landmark passageway over Ponte Vecchio reopens to public
A Renaissance-era raised passageway that connects Florence's Uffizi Galleries to the Medici's former residence, Palazzo Pitti, will reopen to the public on Saturday, offering spectacular views of the historic Italian city.
Secret passage through one of Florence’s most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time
The Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano) was built as a secret passage for Florence’s elite to pass unnoticed, away from ordinary citizens. But for the first time in history, it has opened to the general
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Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi)
Occupying the first and second floors of the U-shaped Palazzo degli Uffizi along the banks of the Arno River, the Uffizi Gallery was created by the Medici family at the end of the 16th century.
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