Florence goes modern

A secret passageway runs through the heart of Florence - hidden from the public eye. The so-called Vasari Corridor connects Palazzo Vecchio, the Medici's former center of power, with the Palazzo Pitti, their later residence on the other bank of the Arno. It crosses several streets, runs above the Uffizi, crosses the Ponte Vecchio, opens up in the church of Santa Felicita to a small gallery with a view into the nave - and ends after almost a kilometer in the Palazzo Pitti. Not far away, you'll find the Boboli Gardens with its artistically designed Grotta Grande, hidden in the lush green of Mediterranean citrus trees.