Visit the Vasari Corridor, Florence

Ticket booking for the Vasari Corridor, Florence

It has traditionally been difficult to see the Vasari Corridor - Corridoio Vasariano - despite an official reopening in December 2024. Access is restricted, and you may only visit as part of a accompanied group. Perhaps that is why this absolute gem still remains largely unknown, a genuine hidden treasure of Florence, despite being on full view to pretty much every visitor to the city!

The corridor, constructed in just 5 months during 1564 to designs by Vasari, was built to allow Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici to travel from the family residence in the Pitti Palace to the Palazzo Vecchio, crossing the river Arno and avoiding having to descend at any time to rough it with the plebeians. It is a series of long (total length is approaching a kilometre), elevated passageways, starting in the Boboli gardens, crossing the river atop the famed goldsmith shops of the Pontevecchio, traversing the Arno before entering the Uffizi and on to the Palazzo Vecchio. The route is marked by the series of regular, square windows atop the arcades.

This will likely be one of your more unique experiences in Florence, offering countless unique perspectives on the city as well as viewings of more than 1000 artworks from the 17th and 18th centuries plus the unique collection of self portraits housed in the Uffizi section of the corridor. You may read more about the Vasari Corridor on our blog here.

Availability is very limited, and booking is mandatory. You'll have to provide an identity document that matches the names given at time of booking and a maximum of 5 tickets can be booked. The visits will have a maximum group size of 25 people.

Note that tickets are not suitable for disabled people, nor are they recommended for those with impaired mobility or respiratory problems. Children under the age of 8 are not allowed to join these visits - this is the policy of the local authorities in Florence.