Il Vasarian Corridor it is an elevated path that a Firenze connects Palazzo Vecchio with Palazzo Pitti passing through the Uffizi Gallery and over the Ponte Vecchio. The Vasari Corridor was built in just 5 months, an arduous undertaking then and perhaps even today :) at the behest of the Grand Duke Cosimo I de 'Medici in 1565 by the architect Giorgio Vasari.
The corridor passes over the loggia of the facade of Santa Felicita and with a balcony, protected from eyes by a heavy gate, looks directly into the church, to ensure that the members of the Grand Ducal family could attend mass without going down among the people. But the Vasari Corridor is much much more.
Currently the Vasari Corridor it is part of the Uffizi Gallery and keeps on display the vast collection of self-portraits and a part of portraits from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Unfortunately it is not possible to take pictures inside the corridor but only outside, therefore towards Palazzo Vecchio or towards the Arno, photos that will still be very beautiful.
The tour of the Vasari Corridor can be done with an expert guide proposed by the tour to which I entrusted myself: FlorencePass at the price of 72 € per person to see part of the Uffizi, but there is also a visit for 59 € only on the Vasari Corridor. Discounts for children under 16. My advice is to do this tour with an expert guide who will allow you to better enjoy the experience, also because at the Corridor cannot be accessed alone but only through these organizations, such as FlorencePass. Highly recommended for the preparation of the guide and for the beauty of the works found there.
