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Women's Wear Daily | Florence Welcomes Luxury Openings With Hotels, Boutiques, Restaurants
Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Collection
Auberge Collection has opened its latest destination in Italy located a few steps away from the city center of Florence: Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Collection. Drawing its name from the oaks which surround it, the 16th-century building was previously a private, all-boys school for the Florentine elite since 1868.
According to the vision of the owner Analjit Singh, also owner and founder of hospitality firm Leeu Collection, after a conservative restoration, the property is now a hotel with 49 rooms, 28 suites and six grand suites. Guests can relax in the hotel spa, Aelia and spend time in the recently opened 35 meters swimming pool.
The entire renovation project was entrusted to the Spanish architectural studio Esteva i Esteva, the interior design was curated by the Florentine studio ArchFlorence, and the landscape gardener Francesca Watson designed the outdoor spaces.
