In 1565, a simple, elegant hallway was built atop Ponte Vecchio (or the Old Bridge) in Florence. The passage was restricted ...

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

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 ...

The Ponte Vecchio traverses the Arno River near central Florence. Throughout its history, it has survived floods and even attacks during World War II, making it one of the oldest bridges in Italy ...

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

The 1km-elevated passageway was built by the architect Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici, the second Duke of Florence, in 1565. “The Medici family used it to reach Palazzo Vecchio from ...

snakes its way through central Florence, passing over the Arno river via the Ponte Vecchio bridge, one of the city's landmarks. The Uffizi museum, which manages the corridor and oversaw ...

As crowds form a logjam along the Ponte Vecchio — Florence’s famous, shop-fringed medieval bridge — those in the corridor will skirt blissfully over them, enjoying the same views of the city ...