Florence’s 16th-century Vasari corridor opens to public for first time

Elevated passageway connecting Uffizi Galleries with Pitti Palace was for centuries used only by those with powerOver history, dukes, dictators and Europe’s illustrious elite have walked through the Vasari corridor, a narrow, 750-metre-long elevated passageway crossing the Arno River in Florence.Now visitors to the Tuscan capital can follow in their footsteps when the newly restored landmark, which connects the Uffizi Galleries with the Pitti Palace and the Boboli gardens, opens on Saturday to the general public for the first time. Continue reading...

Florence’s 16th-century Vasari corridor opens to public for first time

Elevated passageway connecting Uffizi Galleries with Pitti Palace was for centuries used only by those with power

Over history, dukes, dictators and Europe’s illustrious elite have walked through the Vasari corridor, a narrow, 750-metre-long elevated passageway crossing the Arno River in Florence.

Now visitors to the Tuscan capital can follow in their footsteps when the newly restored landmark, which connects the Uffizi Galleries with the Pitti Palace and the Boboli gardens, opens on Saturday to the general public for the first time. Continue reading...