FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, ...
Years later they will recall al fresco dining by the Arno, crossing the sun-kissed Ponte Vecchio and meandering through Boboli Gardens all in the overexposed sepia of nostalgia. Yet memory is ...
The Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, was built as a secret pathway connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti via ...
While a winter-time trip to Florence will never be yours alone, it allows you to adopt a laziness that feels in keeping with ...
the Uffizi Palace with the Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, and to make it accessible to all visitors,” said Simone Verde, director of the Uffizi Gallery, famous for its collections of ancient ...
The main stretch of the corridor, running from the Uffizi to the Boboli Gardens outside Palazzo Pitti, opened to the public on Friday. It’s the first time in history that regular people have ...
the Uffizi Palace with the Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, and to make it accessible to all visitors,” said Simone Verde, director of the Uffizi Gallery, famous for its collections of ancient ...
The corridor was built by the powerful Medici family to allow them to move secretly and safely from one part of the historic Italian city to another.