# Vasari Corridor - visiting the Vasari Corridor in Florence, Italy

> An independent guide to the Vasari Corridor, the covered passage the Medici
> built in 1565 from the Uffizi over the Ponte Vecchio to the Boboli Gardens and
> Palazzo Pitti. It reopened on 21 December 2024. Two things most pages get wrong.
> The official ticket is 47 euros booked ahead and already includes the Uffizi, so
> the corridor itself adds 18 euros; a Friday evening corridor-only ticket is 24.
> And nobody gives you a guided tour inside it: museum staff escort every group and
> tour operators say their guides may not explain in the corridor. A tour buys you
> a guide in the Uffizi and a slot you could not get yourself.

Site: https://vasaricorridor.florence.it
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## Verified facts

The Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano) of the Gallerie degli Uffizi in Florence: official tickets, access rules, the Friday evening openings, what the walk is like, and the GetYourGuide tours and tickets that include it.

- Official prices from uffizi.it, read 5 October 2026: Uffizi + Vasari Corridor 47 euros booked
  before the day, 43 euros bought on the day, 2 euros reduced, free for those eligible. The Uffizi
  alone is 29 / 25 euros. The 5-day PassePartout with the corridor is 58 euros. Holders of an
  existing Uffizi ticket or pass add the corridor for 20 euros.
- Daytime visits run Tuesday to Sunday. The first group enters at 10.15 and the last group leaves at
  4.45 pm. Groups are 25 visitors plus two museum staff. Reservation is required for everyone,
  tickets are named and checked against photo ID, and no more than 5 tickets can be bought in one
  transaction.
- The combined ticket lets you into the Uffizi two hours before your corridor slot. The meeting
  point is Room D19 on the first floor; the museum says it takes about 45 minutes to walk there from
  the entrance. Be there 5 minutes before the slot or you lose it.
- The walk is one-way, Uffizi to Boboli, about 1 km plus 100 m to the Pitti courtyard, and lasts
  about 45 minutes in the day (about 35 minutes on Friday evenings). You cannot go back into the
  Uffizi afterwards. Visitors may not linger.
- From 3 July to 20 November 2026 the corridor also opens every Friday 7 pm to 11 pm, last entry
  9.50 pm, on a corridor-only ticket: 24 euros ahead, 20 euros on the day. It passes through the
  gallery but does not allow a visit.
- On the first Sunday of the month (free state-museum day) the corridor is open only to visitors who
  reserved online, at no extra cost, while slots last.
- Museum staff accompany every group but are not tour guides. Several tour operators state that
  guides are not permitted to give explanations inside the corridor, so the walk is effectively
  unguided on every tour.
- Built for Cosimo I de' Medici by Giorgio Vasari in 1565, in about five months, for the wedding of
  his son Francesco to Joanna of Austria. It crosses the Ponte Vecchio, bends around the Mannelli
  Tower and passes a balcony inside the church of Santa Felicita.
- It is bare by design after the 2024 restoration (about 10 million euros). The self-portrait
  collection that hung there from the 1970s to 2016 is not back. Since July 2025 more than fifty
  Roman portrait busts line the section above the Ponte Vecchio. It has 73 windows; the wide
  panoramic ones over the bridge are widely reported to date from Hitler's visit with Mussolini in
  May 1938.
- Backpacks, rucksacks, suitcases and large umbrellas are not allowed in the corridor; anything left
  in the Uffizi cloakroom has to be collected by walking back round by road afterwards.

## Whether to book the official ticket or a tour

If the official site has a slot on your date, book it: 47 euros covers the Uffizi and the corridor, and on a Friday evening the corridor alone is 24. Pay for a tour for two reasons only: you want a guide for the paintings in the Uffizi beforehand, or the official slots for your dates are gone. Do not pay extra expecting commentary inside the corridor; there usually is none. On listings that say the corridor is optional, the from-price usually excludes it.

## Bookable tours listed on this site

All booking links are GetYourGuide affiliate links (partner ID 7GG5I5H). The site earns a commission
at no extra cost to the reader, and says so on every page and at https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/affiliate-disclosure/.
Prices below were read from GetYourGuide on 5 October 2026 in euros, per person. On the two listings marked optional, the from-price is the option without the corridor; the corridor option cost roughly half as much again on the date we checked.
Prices are 'from' prices in EUR at the last build and move.

- Uffizi Small Group Tour + Optional Vasari Corridor Access - from 44 per person, rated 4.6 from 144 reviews (Cheapest guide). GetYourGuide activity ID 1142368.
- Florence: Uffizi Small-Group Tour (Max 9) + Vasari Option - from 79 per person, rated 4.7 from 111 reviews (Max 9 people). GetYourGuide activity ID 588218.
- Florence: Uffizi and Vasari Corridor Timed Ticket & AudioApp - from 79 per person, rated 3.9 from 286 reviews (Ticket, no guide). GetYourGuide activity ID 891298.
- Uffizi Gallery & Vasari Corridor Reserved Entry Ticket - from 83 per person, rated 5.0 from 10 reviews (Ticket, no guide). GetYourGuide activity ID 1351228.
- Florence: Uffizi Gallery with Optional Vasari Corridor Tour - from 155 per person, rated 4.9 from 53 reviews (Best rated). GetYourGuide activity ID 895957.
- Florence: Vasari Corridor and Uffizi Gallery Exclusive Tour - from 275 per person, rated 4.7 from 41 reviews (Private). GetYourGuide activity ID 895403.

## Every page on this site

- [Vasari Corridor Tickets & Tours: Official Ticket or a Tour](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/): The official Vasari Corridor ticket is €47 and includes the Uffizi. Nobody guides you inside. Pay a tour for the paintings or a sold-out date, not the walk.
- [About Chiara Benvenuti | Vasari Corridor](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/about/): I am a Florentine art history writer, raised in the Oltrarno near Santa Felicita. Why I tell people to book the official corridor ticket first, and when not.
- [Vasari Corridor Accessibility: Wheelchairs and Lifts](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/accessibility/): Ramps, platforms and lifts, your own wheelchair up to 230 kg, free courtesy wheelchairs at Door 1, a refund if the lift fails, and what the walk asks of you.
- [Affiliate Disclosure | Vasari Corridor](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/affiliate-disclosure/): How this site earns as a GetYourGuide partner, at no extra cost to you, and why the page I send most readers to first, the official ticket, earns me nothing.
- [Vasari Corridor Tours and Tickets: All Six Compared](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/all-tours/): Six Vasari Corridor tours and tickets set against the official €47 ticket: what each adds, which leave the corridor out, and when paying extra is worth it.
- [Uffizi + Vasari Timed Ticket & AudioApp Review](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/audio-app-ticket-review/): My review of the Uffizi and Vasari Corridor ticket with audio app: 3.9 from 286, non-refundable, and well above the official price. When it still makes sense.
- [Cheapest Guided Uffizi + Vasari Option Review](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/budget-tour-review/): My review of the cheapest guided Uffizi tour, 4.6 from 144: the from-price excludes the corridor, and with it the guide leaves you at the entrance.
- [Can a Guide Explain the Vasari Corridor? The Rules](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/can-a-guide-explain-the-corridor/): Museum staff escort every group but do not guide, and operators say their guides may not explain inside. What Friday rules allow, and what a guide is for.
- [Can You Take Photos in the Vasari Corridor? Yes](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/can-you-take-photos/): Yes, for personal use, by day and on Friday evenings. No video and no professional equipment, and the group keeps moving, so shoot as you pass the windows.
- [Contact | Vasari Corridor](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/contact/): Email me with a correction, a question this site has not answered, or an operator enquiry. What I can help with, and what I cannot do for your booking.
- [Uffizi Tour with a Guide in the Corridor: Review](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/escorted-tour-review/): My review of the only tour whose guide walks the Vasari Corridor with you: 4.9 from 53, a 2-hour Uffizi tour, non-refundable with the corridor option.
- [Vasari Corridor on the Free First Sunday: How It Works](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/free-first-sunday/): On the free first Sunday the corridor opens to visitors who reserved online, at no extra cost, while slots last. Realistic odds, the Monday catch, and plan B.
- [Vasari Corridor Friday Evenings 2026: Dates, Tickets](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/friday-evening-opening/): Every Friday to 20 November 2026, 7 to 11 pm: the corridor-only ticket, the seven dates left, the meeting point by the Loggia dei Lanzi and the Pitti exit.
- [Guided Uffizi and Vasari Corridor Tours Compared](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/guided-tours/): Three guided Uffizi tours with the Vasari Corridor, €44 to €155: what the guide does, when your corridor slot is, and why the from-price can leave it out.
- [How Long Does the Vasari Corridor Take? Real Timings](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/how-long-does-it-take/): About 45 minutes for the walk, 35 on Friday evenings. The 2-hour Uffizi window, the 45-minute walk to Room D19, and 3.5 to 4 hours on a guided tour.
- [How to Book Official Vasari Corridor Tickets](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/how-to-book-official-tickets/): Book the Uffizi + Vasari Corridor ticket on tickets.uffizi.it step by step: the corridor time, the 2-hour rule, names, the 5-ticket cap, and if it's sold out.
- [Is the Vasari Corridor Air Conditioned? Yes](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/is-it-air-conditioned/): Yes. The restoration that reopened the corridor in December 2024 put in a new air-conditioning system. It is still a 45-minute walk at the group's pace.
- [Is the Vasari Corridor Open? Days and Hours](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/is-it-open/): Yes. Reopened 21 December 2024, open Tuesday to Sunday from 10.15 am to 4.45 pm, closed Mondays, plus Friday evenings from 7 pm until 20 November 2026.
- [Is the Vasari Corridor Worth It? An Honest Answer](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/is-it-worth-it/): A bare passage walked in 45 minutes with no commentary, but with remarkable windows, Roman busts and the Santa Felicita balcony. Who should go, and who not.
- [Privacy Policy | Vasari Corridor](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/privacy/): The privacy policy for this site: no analytics of its own, what the GetYourGuide booking widgets may set, and the choices you have about cookies here.
- [Private Uffizi and Vasari Corridor Tour Review](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/private-tour-review/): My review of the private Uffizi and Vasari Corridor tour, 4.7 from 41: a guide of your own in the gallery, but the corridor is still a shared museum group.
- [Private Vasari Corridor Tours: What You Pay For](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/private-tours/): A private Uffizi and Vasari Corridor tour costs €275 a head against the €47 ticket. The guide is yours in the gallery, but the corridor group is not.
- [Uffizi & Vasari Corridor Reserved Ticket Review](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/reserved-ticket-review/): My review of the reserved Uffizi and Vasari Corridor ticket: a 5.0 from only ten reviews, no guide, free cancellation, and what the premium over official buys.
- [Vasari Corridor Tour Reviews: All Six Rated](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/reviews/): Six Vasari Corridor tours and tickets reviewed against the official ticket: which prices exclude the corridor, the 3.9 at the bottom, and a 5.0 on ten reviews.
- [Sitemap | Vasari Corridor](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/sitemap/): Every page on this site: booking the official Vasari Corridor ticket, Friday evenings, what you see, the six tours compared and reviewed, and short answers.
- [Uffizi Small-Group Tour + Vasari Option Review](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/small-group-tour-review/): My review of the Uffizi small-group tour, 4.7 from 111: two hours with a guide, nine people at most, and a from-price that leaves the Vasari Corridor out.
- [The Vasari Corridor, Explained: A Visitor's Guide](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/vasari-corridor-guide/): How to walk the Vasari Corridor in Florence: the official ticket, Friday evenings, free Sundays, what a tour adds and what it doesn't, by a local.
- [Vasari Corridor History: 1565 to the 2024 Reopening](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/vasari-corridor-history/): Built by Vasari for Cosimo I in 1565, in five months. The Mannelli Tower, the self-portraits, the 1938 window story, the 1993 bomb and the 2024 reopening.
- [Vasari Corridor Ticket Prices: Official vs Tours](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/vasari-corridor-tickets-cost/): The official Uffizi + Vasari Corridor ticket is €47 and the corridor adds €18. Friday €24 evenings, resellers at €79-83, tours €44-275 and what they add.
- [What to Bring to the Vasari Corridor, and What Not To](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/what-to-bring/): Photo ID matching the ticket, your coat, a pocket umbrella. No backpacks or suitcases, and why the Uffizi cloakroom means a walk back round by road.
- [What You See in the Vasari Corridor, Stop by Stop](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/what-you-see/): From Room D19 in the Uffizi over the Ponte Vecchio, round the Mannelli Tower and past Santa Felicita to the Buontalenti Grotto: the walk in order.
- [Where Does the Vasari Corridor End? Boboli and Pitti](https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/where-does-it-end/): At a door by the Buontalenti Grotto in Boboli. By day you are walked to the Pitti courtyard; on Fridays you exit at the Rondò di Bacco. Boboli is not included.

## Corrections to claims found elsewhere

- The corridor is open again; it reopened on 21 December 2024 after closing in 2016.
- You do not need a tour; anyone can book the official Uffizi + Vasari Corridor ticket.
- The 47 euro ticket is not for the corridor alone; it includes the Uffizi.
- A guided tour does not mean a guided corridor; staff escort the group and guides generally may not
  explain inside.
- The self-portrait collection is no longer in the corridor.
- You cannot walk it in either direction; it runs one way, Uffizi to Boboli.
- It is not free to wander; groups of 25 move together with museum staff.
- It is not open on Mondays, even on special open days.

## Author and provenance

Chiara Benvenuti, Art history writer, Florence, based in Florence, Italy. Florentine, raised in the Oltrarno a few streets from Santa Felicita; studied art history at the University of Florence and has walked the corridor on a day ticket and on a Friday evening slot since it reopened.
Author page: https://vasaricorridor.florence.it/about/

Prices, hours and rules from uffizi.it (corridor page, access rules and Friday evening page, read 5 October 2026) and the CoopCulture ticket page. History from the Uffizi corridor history page and the July 2025 Uffizi announcement on the Roman busts. Tour data from GetYourGuide, 5 October 2026. Where sources disagree the site says so.

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