Visiting Information

VILLA LA PIETRA, New York University, Florence

VILLA LA PIETRA
Villa La Pietra, former home of the Acton family, is open to the public on special days.
Guided tours of the Villa, the Collection, and Garden are offered Friday afternoon. Advanced reservations are required as spaces are limited. Bookings may be made by e-mail, phone or fax. The cost of the tour is € 20,00 per person, payable at the time of the tour.

Guided tours of the Gardens only are offered Tuesday morning. Again, advanced reservations are required as spaces are limited. The cost of the tour is € 12,00 per person.
Tours are not available in August or during the winter holiday break (mid-December to mid-January).

OPEN WEEKS
Villa La Pietra is open to the public for free during two weeks each year.
Free guided tours include an introduction to the art collection of the Acton family and the history of the Villa. The tour continues in the formal Garden, laid out in the beginning of the twentieth century in the Renaissance Revival style.
Open weeks occur on the third week of April and October. In 2008 they will be from April 14th to the 19th and from October 13th to the 18th. Bookings are taken no sooner than one month before each open week.

CONTACT INFORMATION
e-mail: villa.lapietra@nyu.edu
tel. +39-055-5007.210