Florence's Vasari Corridor, a historic passage once exclusive to the Medici family, is now open to the public for the first ...

The Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, was built as a secret pathway connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti via ...

A 16th-century secret passageway built for the ruling family of Florence, Italy, has opened to the public for the first time ...

The passage was commissioned by Cosimo I de’ Medici, the Duke of Florence, and designed by the renowned Renaissance painter ...

The corridor was built by Florence’s powerful Medici family to allow them to move secretly and safely from one part of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Milan, the northern Italian capital mostly known for fashion, design and finance, is staking its claim to being a centre of ...

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 ...