Eager to flush Cosimo out of Florence, he allowed the head of the Medici family to stay alive, gathering support whilst in exile. And Rinaldo's rash decision to besiege the Palazzo Vecchio when he ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting the Pitti Palace because of an interest in Medici history, consider booking a private entry into the Vasari Corridor – a hidden passageway Medici ...

It stretches from the Uffizi Museums to the imposing Palazzo Pitti ... to see the connection between these two poles of the Medici and then Lorena collections The corridor was built by Florence ...

A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the ... now the Uffizi Galleries and ends up in the Pitti Palace across the Arno river. Its 73 windows offer ...