Sixteenth-century Barnabite academy with a chapel, frescoed theatre and Baroque gardens above Florence, Tuscany
5.03 reviewsCollegio alla Querce is a restored Barnabite academy on the Fiesole hillside above Florence, run by Auberge Resorts Collection, with a ceremony chapel, a frescoed theatre and 83 rooms and suites.
Collegio alla Querce is a sixteenth-century Barnabite academy on the Fiesole hillside, about 1.5 miles above Florence. Restored by Auberge Resorts Collection, it opened in March 2025 as the group's first property in Italy. Baroque gardens and terraces face the domes and towers of the city, and the Duomo is in view from nearly every room. Eighty-three rooms and suites, the Aelia spa and a hillside pool sit within the old academy walls.
Couples marry in La Cappella, a seventeenth-century chapel, or on the Terrazza dell'Arco lawn, which holds up to 150 guests. Banquets are laid in Il Teatro, a frescoed theatre, with Sala Dorati and Sala Noce for smaller parties, and the academy can be taken for exclusive use. La Gamella and Il Conservatorio serve contemporary Tuscan food beneath the arched colonnades. Florence Airport is about 30 minutes away by road. Rooms carry hand-painted murals, coffered ceilings and tall windows, and the Penthouse La Quercia extends to 213 sqm.
Collegio alla Querce
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Collegio alla Querce is a sixteenth-century academy built by the Barnabite order on the Fiesole hillside, about 1.5 miles above Florence. Auberge Resorts Collection restored it and opened it in March 2025 as its first property in Italy. Its Baroque gardens and terraces look across the domes and towers of the city, and the Duomo can be seen from nearly every room.
La Cappella is a restored seventeenth-century chapel with hand-carved coffered ceilings and Renaissance terrazzo floors. For outdoor ceremonies, the Terrazza dell'Arco lawn in the Baroque gardens holds up to 150 guests with the Florence skyline behind them.
Receptions move to Il Teatro, the historic theatre with hand-painted frescoes, which is dressed for wedding banquets with candlelight and olive trees. Sala Dorati and Sala Noce suit smaller gatherings, and La Gamella and the colonnades of Il Conservatorio provide further settings for dining.
A 16th-century academy on the Fiesole hillside, Auberge Resorts Collection, with Florence at its feet.
The AcademyLa Cappella for ceremonies and Il Teatro, the frescoed historic theatre, for wedding banquets.
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Dining beneath the arched Barnabite colonnades, with olive trees and the city below.
Dining83 rooms and suites, the Aelia, an Auberge Spa, and a hillside pool with Florence views.
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Guest rooms with hand-painted murals, coffered ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows framing the Florence skyline, with the Duomo visible below.
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Suites with canopy beds, antique furnishings and hand-painted frescoes in the restored academy, opening to the gardens or the Florence panorama.
EnquireSuites with freestanding Baroque bathtubs, hand-painted landscape murals and original terrazzo floors in the restored 16th-century building.
EnquireThe Penthouse La Quercia, 213sqm with a private rooftop terrace, offers the grandest accommodation in the academy, with frescoed salons and butler service.
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The academy, its chapel, theatre, gardens and all 83 rooms.
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Collegio alla Querce stands on the Fiesole hillside in the Le Cure neighbourhood of Florence, at Via delle Forbici, 1.5 miles above the Duomo. Florence is about 20 minutes away by car, with Florence Airport about 30 minutes. The Fiesole hilltop, with its Roman amphitheatre, Etruscan walls and gardens, is immediately above, and Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti are all within an easy drive.
Via delle Forbici 21/B, 50133 Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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The Terrazza dell'Arco in the Baroque gardens takes up to 150 guests outdoors, while Il Teatro and Sala Dorati seat up to 90 indoors.
Couples can marry in La Cappella, a restored seventeenth-century chapel with hand-carved coffered ceilings, or on the Terrazza dell'Arco, the outdoor lawn in the gardens facing Florence.
It is the academy's historic theatre, with hand-painted frescoes and a wraparound mezzanine balcony. For weddings it is laid with long tables, candlelight and olive trees.
Yes. The academy can be taken for exclusive use, with the chapel, theatre, gardens and all 83 rooms reserved for the celebration.
La Gamella is the main restaurant, set beneath arched colonnades among olive trees and serving contemporary Tuscan cooking. Il Conservatorio is a sunlit atrium open through the day, and Bar Bertelli is a cocktail lounge in the former headmaster's study.
There are 83 rooms and suites, from guest rooms with hand-painted Florence-view murals to the 213 sqm Penthouse La Quercia.
It stands about 1.5 miles above the city, roughly 20 minutes from the Duomo and 30 minutes from Florence Airport.
Wedding packages are tailored to the season and the scale of the celebration.
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