You just missed the opening of the corridor, which happened in December!
I checked out your post on Vasari. Thank you for mentioning the misogynistic efforts to disenfranchise and devalue women in the church and I also appreciate you calling out Gregory the so-called Great for his crap about Mary Magdalene. Yes, he's the one who branded her a prostitute instead of accepting her role as an apostle, resulting in centuries of BS about her. So frustrating.
Great to hear! Regarding underground tunnels, you may have heard the archeological ruins under the Palazzo Vecchio referred to this way. You can see these by purchasing an extra ticket when visiting the Palazzo Vecchio. These ruins don't particularly feel like "tunnels" though. There are a few hidden passages in the building itself that are not viewable if you do the regular visit, but you can do a guided visit to see those.
Last November when we were in Florence, the Vasari Corridor was closed again. I hope it is now open for your next trip. Thanks for a great post.
Your readers may want to ready my substack on Vasari and the Boys for a bit of history and humor about the Duomo Museum.
https://open.substack.com/pub/michelletoohey/p/vasari-and-the-boys?r=3mru5p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
or go to Soft Contacts with the Wonders of the World. michelletoohey.substack.com
Hi Michelle,
You just missed the opening of the corridor, which happened in December!
I checked out your post on Vasari. Thank you for mentioning the misogynistic efforts to disenfranchise and devalue women in the church and I also appreciate you calling out Gregory the so-called Great for his crap about Mary Magdalene. Yes, he's the one who branded her a prostitute instead of accepting her role as an apostle, resulting in centuries of BS about her. So frustrating.
Thanks for the restack @Gabi of Journey Jots 😀
You’re welcome! Love your photos :)
Love this, Chandi! On my list for next time I visit Florence. I hear there are underground tunnels too.
Hi Claire,
Great to hear! Regarding underground tunnels, you may have heard the archeological ruins under the Palazzo Vecchio referred to this way. You can see these by purchasing an extra ticket when visiting the Palazzo Vecchio. These ruins don't particularly feel like "tunnels" though. There are a few hidden passages in the building itself that are not viewable if you do the regular visit, but you can do a guided visit to see those.
You may want to edit the paragraph that begins with The union. It tells us that Johanna was not loved by Fernando.
Oh gosh, I wrote the name of Francesco's brother instead of Francesco😳 Whoops! Thanks for letting me know!