A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered ... and ends up in the Pitti Palace across the Arno river.

A secret passageway built in 1565 for the ruling Medici family in Florence, Italy, has opened to the public for the first time. The 2,460-foot Corridoio Vasariano connects three landmarks ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family ...

This former Renaissance residence is now home to ... museums within the palace spotlight everything from historical fashion to household treasures once belonging to the Medici family.

A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered reopens to the public Saturday after an 10-million-euro restoration.