The Vasari Corridor: open at last, so should you visit?
After a long restoration the Vasari Corridor has finally reopened! Designed in 1565 by architect Giorgio Vasari at the request of Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, this elevated passageway was the ultimate VIP fast track, connecting Palazzo Vecchio—then the Medici family’s headquarters—to the Pitti Palace across the Arno.