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Medici secret passageway in Florence reopens after refit
A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered ...
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Your ultimate guide to solo travel in Italy: Tips, destinations and itinerary
A certain aura of carpe diem permeates the air when it comes to solo travel, and if you are a history buff, a fashion ...
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'Visitors are not respecting Florence - Italy must crack down on overtourism’
That same year, a group of German tourists on holiday in Florence smeared the columns of the Vasari Corridor of the Uffizi ...
Move over, Florence: Milan’s answer to the Uffizi gallery is here
Milan, the northern Italian capital known mainly for fashion, design and finance, is staking its claim as a centre of art – as a plan conceived half a century ago reaches its culmination.
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Did the December 25th Date for Christmas Come From Pagans?
Did the date of December 25 for Christmas really come from pagan tradition, as some modern sources claim? This article ...
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A Secret Corridor Once Used by the Medicis Opens to the Public
The Vasari Corridor was commissioned by Cosimo de Medici as part of the celebrations for the marriage between his son and ...
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Florence’s Hidden Walkway Is Finally Open – But Only If You Know Where to Look
Florence Vasari Corridor reopens after 8 years, letting visitors walk the secret Medici pathway above Ponte Vecchio. Rare view of Florence’s history.
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Secret Florence passage that Medici family used to move safely reopens to public
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.
Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, ...
Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time
The Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, was built as a secret pathway connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti via ...
Florence's landmark passageway over Ponte Vecchio reopens to public
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 ...