By Julia Buckley, CNN Florence, Italy (CNN) — It was built as a secret passageway for the elite of Florence to pass undetected, far from the regular citizens. Now, for the first time in history, the Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, has opened to the general public. Less a corridor, more a private walking trail through the center of Florence, the 750-meter (2,460-foot) space was designed for the ruling Medici dynasty in 1565 by artist and…

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FLORENCE: 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 (Dec 21), offering spectacular views of the historic Italian city. The Vasari Corridor, named after Giorgio Vasari, the 16th-century

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A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered reopens to the public tomorrow after a €10m restoration.

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A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered reopens to the public Saturday after an 10-million-euro restoration.The Vasari Corridor, which is more than 700 meters (nearly half a mile) long and runs above the famous Ponte Vecchio, has been closed for eight years.Designed in 1565 by Giorgio Vasari, a commission by Duke Cosimo I to mark his son's wedding, the corridor be…

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The “Vasari Corridor” was once used by spies who wanted to move through the city undetected. Today, the corridor offers spectacular sights.

Der „Vasari-Corridor“ diente früher Spionen, die sich unerkannt durch die Stadt bewegen wollten.  Der Gang hält heute Spektakuläres bereit.

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The Vasari Corridor that connects the Uffizi to Palazzo Pitti, in Florence, reopens to the public. It had been closed since December 2016, that is, since a complaint to the fire department related to the security conditions inside, forced the then director of the Uffizi, Eike Schmidt, to make the drastic decision. So the second news: for now, the Runner will remain “naked”, that is, without paintings and sculptures that had characterized him sin…

Il Corridoio Vasariano che unisce gli Uffizi a Palazzo Pitti, a Firenze, riapre al pubblico. Era chiuso dal dicembre 2016, cioè da quando un esposto ai vigili del fuoco relativo alle condizioni di sicurezza al suo interno, aveva costretto l’allora direttore degli Uffizi, Eike Schmidt, a prendere la drastica decisione. Quindi la seconda notizia: per ora il Corridore resterà “nudo“, cioè senza dipinti e sculture che dal 1973 l’avevano caratterizza…

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The streets of Florence in the 16th century could be dangerous. The coups were a constant threat and not even the Medici family was exempt from the need for safety and speed in their journeys. Thus the Vasarian Corridor was born: 700 meters from an “airway” connecting the residence of Florentine sovereigns, the Pitti Palace, with the headquarters of its power, the Vecchio Palace, passing through the Uffizi Gallery, which housed the magistracy an…

Las calles de Florencia en el siglo XVI podían ser peligrosas. Los golpes de Estado eran una amenaza constante y ni siquiera la familia Médici estaba exenta de la necesidad de seguridad y rapidez en sus desplazamientos. Así nació el Corredor Vasariano: 700 metros de un “camino aéreo” que conecta la residencia de los soberanos florentinos, el Palacio Pitti, con la sede de su poder, el Palacio Vecchio, pasando por la Galería de los Uffizi, que alb…

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