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.
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The Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano)—the secret passageway over the Arno River in Florence that connects the Uffizi ...
It comes after Florence’s Uffizi announced this week it was putting up peak-season ticket prices. But the idea of raising entry fees to cultural attractions has angered Italians. On Tuesday ...
Florence Vasari Corridor reopens after 8 years, letting visitors walk the secret Medici pathway above Ponte Vecchio. Rare view of Florence’s history.
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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In his 1423 painting, the Italian artist depicts magnificently dressed contemporary Florentines participating in this sacred ...
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