A guided tour of the Vasari Corridor, Florence

Ticket booking for tours of the Vasari Corridor, Florence

It has traditionally been difficult to see the Vasari Corridor - Corridoio Vasariano - despite an official reopening in 2010. Access is restricted, and you may only visit as part of a guided 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. We offer various tours, all in English, and all with a group size that will never exceed 25 people. There's a tour of the corridor and the Uffizi, tours of the corridor only, and a tour of the corridor, the Uffizi and the Palatine Gallery in the Pitti Palace. There are tours every day of the week apart from Monday, when the Uffizi Gallery is closed; some days of the week there's a choice of tour times - once you've clicked a date on the calendar you'll be shown what's available on that day. You will be listening to the tour guide via earpieces, these are included in the price.

Note that the tours 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 tours - this is the policy of the local authorities in Florence.

HOW YOU'LL GET YOUR TICKETS:

To reserve your tickets for these Vasari Corridor tours, just fill out the booking form, supply us with credit card details, and we'll do the rest. There will be no charge whatsoever until we confirm your reservation. We'll then point you to our secure page, where you can print out your entry voucher. Print it out, take it with you and present it at the pre-arranged meeting point. As simple as that!