Corridoio Vasariano

1565 is the year of the wedding of Francesco dei Medici, the Gran Duke Cosimo I son, and Giovanna d’Austria. Cosimo I had just bought Palazzo Pitti, for make it the now house of Madici’s Family, and he felt the necessity to build a passage which permitted him to arrive from home to the Parliament without passing from the street.
It was become, in fact, too dangerous for Madici’s Family cross the crowed Ponte Vecchio a good place for an attacks. Taking the occasion of wedding, the Grand Duck ask to Vasari to build the passage which was completed by Vasari himself in 6 months.

The Corridor was decorate with a long collections of portraits.

To visit the corridor is necessary to book in advance.
In any case is possible follow the corridor by outside on the top of Old Bridge.