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 ...
The Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, was built as a secret pathway connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti via ...
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, ...
The passage was commissioned by Cosimo I de’ Medici, the Duke of Florence, and designed by the renowned Renaissance painter ...
The Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano)—the secret passageway over the Arno River in Florence that connects the Uffizi ...
The Vasari Corridor was commissioned by Cosimo de Medici as part of the celebrations for the marriage between his son and ...
While a winter-time trip to Florence will never be yours alone, it allows you to adopt a laziness that feels in keeping with ...
A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered ...
The Uffizi’s hidden Medici passageway has opened to the public for the first time following an eight-year restoration.
It is much smaller than Louvre or the Prado but you would still need to plan ahead to focus your visit on its unmissable ...
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.
In his 1423 painting, the Italian artist depicts magnificently dressed contemporary Florentines participating in this sacred ...