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The resort is positioned simply three miles from the enduring Duomo di Firenze, set on a hill on the north aspect of Florence’s historic metropolis middle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It stretches throughout superbly manicured gardens, surrounded by majestic oak bushes, which lend their title to the resort (Collegio alla Querce interprets to “College on the Oaks”).
The property was initially a cultural establishment and boarding college, comprising three adjoining Sixteenth-century buildings, together with a chapel and theater. These historic constructions have been meticulously restored and reworked right into a luxurious lodge. The resort encompasses 82 rooms, together with 61 visitor rooms, 20 suites, and a powerful 2,250-square-foot signature suite. The design of those lodging displays Florence’s timeless Renaissance heritage, that includes a wealthy palette of taupe and cabernet reds, modern furnishings, and hand-selected objets d’artwork. Large home windows present visitors with views over the manicured Baroque gardens and the historic cityscape.
The essence of the resort is captured in its harmonious design, the place Old World sensibility meets fashionable touches. The coronary heart of the lodge is a skylit indoor backyard adorned with lemon bushes and a commanding fire, creating a perfect area for all-day lounging. The terraced gardens, a five-level Baroque masterpiece, bloom with aromatic wisteria and bougainvillea.
Guests can spend sun-dappled afternoons by the pool in non-public cabanas underneath ancestral oak bushes, or take pleasure in night wine tastings and social gatherings in historic rooms or on the starlit terrace of the Principe Bar. The restored Italian Renaissance chapel and theater supply a romantic backdrop for weddings and social affairs. The Baroque Garden, a murals in itself, epitomizes the property’s storied historical past and the area’s famend hospitality.
The culinary expertise at Collegio alla Querce is a tribute to Tuscan artistry. The resort’s restaurant serves world and regional classics, from crispy wood-fired pizza to hand-cut pappardelle with wild boar ragù, in a standard salumeria kitchen. Guests also can take pleasure in cocktails within the all-glass conservatory bar and lounge or dine within the enchanting backyard pavilion. For a quintessential Tuscan expertise, the resort presents an outside pool bar and a Tuscan ‘bosco’ backyard for aperitifs round a firepit.
Analjit Singh, founder, Leeu Collection, notes, “We made a acutely aware choice a number of years in the past to give attention to creating distinctive experiences for our visitors by becoming a member of forces with the best-in-class within the fields of wine-making, eating out and inventive endeavours, so it provides me nice pleasure to have the award-winning staff at Auberge Resorts Collection handle our property in Florence. The method taken by Auberge Resorts Collection could be very a lot consistent with the Leeu Collection ethos of crafting unmatched luxurious escapes that work with and promote the best companions within the locality. This collaboration due to this fact looks like a pure match and we stay up for working with them to construct a sensational vacation spot.”
Beyond the resort, Florence presents an abundance of cultural treasures. Guests can partake in each day cooking lessons, wine tastings on the on-site enoteca, bespoke excursions of Florence’s world-class museums, and buying in artisan districts. The surrounding Chianti countryside, with its lyrical landscapes, invitations exploration, whether or not strolling alongside the Arno River and Boboli Gardens or cruising in a classic roadster.
For additional data, go to aubergeresorts.com
