Housing Information

Housing

Students and faculty alike are responsible for making their own housing arrangements in Florence. The program maintains a list of the Web sites of rental agencies that have been used by faculty and students in past years.

Living in Florence

Florence was at the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance. The city is the home of incomparable art and architecture.

The number of artists and writers who worked in Renaissance Florence is unparalleled in the history of Western culture: Dante, Machiavelli, Galileo, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Cimabue, Giotto, Donatello, Fra Angelico, Cellini, Brunelleschi, Raphael, Vasari, and Masaccio to name but a few.
Classes are scheduled to allow students to enjoy the experience of living in Florence, a dynamic city with a unique intensity and vitality. In addition to the museums and architecture, the compact historic center presents a vibrant, urban street life with an eclectic mix of outdoor cafes, intimate restaurants, pubs, shops, and public markets.
On three-day weekends, you'll have the opportunity to continue to explore Florence and the local environs of Tuscany, including historic Lucca, medieval Siena, the towers of San Gimignano, the five towns of Cinque Terre, the beaches of Livorno, and the Chianti wine country.
Other Italian cities are a reasonable distance by train from Florence. These cities include Venice (3 hours), Milan (3 hours), Rome (1½ hours), and Naples/Sorrento/Pompeii (5 hours).

Housing Agencies

yaif.it

florenceandabroad.com

lodginginflorence.com

italy-rentals.com

net-reserve.com

poderevignola.com

affittareintoscana.com

florenceandtuscany.com

massi.net

"Gonzaga University School of Law’s Florence Summer Program gave me the chance to discover a city I could now easily call “home.” In addition to its other charms, Florence is beautiful. Its architecture is breathtaking, its street life fascinating, the food exquisite. And I found the Florentines to be incredibly warm and welcoming. In fact, my three roommates and I were immediately “adopted” by a neighborhood café owner and her staff. We ate dinner at a family restaurant where the proprietor, a sweet older man, welcomed us warmly every night. After dinner, we’d walk the city’s streets, which were alive with people strolling (taking a “passeggiata”), eating gelato, and watching street performers and artists."

Kathleen Morris,
Gonzaga University School of Law

"Don't leave your family at home. Students with families will find Italy a wonderful place to live. It was amazing to educate my family in Italian culture and travel throughout Europe. Your children will be doted on by the locals who are always ready to tell you 'Bellisimo bambino!'"

Angela & Rian Johnson,
Gonzaga University School of Law