The Vasari Corridor and the Uffizi Gallery Tour with Private Guide
The visit to the Vasari Corridor is perhaps the most exclusive experience to organize in Florentine museums. In fact, the Vasari Corridor, designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1565 at the behest of Cosimo I de' Medici, represents a truly exceptional architectural work both for its very rapid construction times and for its very structure. The Corridor has finally reopened its doors to visitors after long years of restoration.
VASARI CORRIDOR PRIVATE TOUR DETAILS
When: every day except Monday and the first Sunday of each month.
Starting time: from 8.30 to 13.00 at the visitor's choice.
The tour can be booked privately for a maximum of 9 visitors.
For larger groups please write to info@ticketsflorence.com for more information and to receive a personalized quote.
The price of the tour includes: entrance with reservation to the Vasari Corridor, entrance to the Uffizi Gallery, 3-hour guided tour with official guide, earphones for groups of more than 5 participants.
VASARI CORRIDOR HISTORY
Visiting the Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano) is the most exclusive experience to organise in Florentine museums. The corridor was projected in 1565 by Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de' Medici and represents an exceptional architectural masterpiece for it's structure and for the fact that it was built in less than 6 months.
Normally the Corridor is not open to the public. A special authorization has to be asked to museum local authorities to open and visit it. Visitors have to be accompanied by an authorized guide and a museum assistant during their tour along the Corridor.
This extraordinary elevated passageway connects Palazzo Vecchio with the Uffizi Gallery to Pitti Palace, ending in the Boboli Garden by the Great Cave (Grotta Grande), masterpiece by Buontalenti. The path accommodates a varied collection of portraits of different times and remarkable prestige and represents an excellent architectonic example of Vasari's genius as an architect.
This passage connects the three Medici's palaces by crossing the Arno river along a hidden path through the Ponte Vecchio, winding with banked up towers and antique buildings. Whilst walking on the path, visitors may admire unforgettable views of the city and it's principal monuments, overviews and glimpses that may only be appreciated through the small windows of the one kilometre Corridor. In the Corridor visitors can also discover the internal window that opens up into the church of Santa Felicita. This singular opening would enable the Medici to attend mass from their private, elevated position and to spy upon their citizens without being seen!
