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Georgetown University invites you to discover Villa Le Balze, where carefully preserved history and beauty meet world-class teaching and scholarship in the hills high above Florence, Italy. Through its commitment to academic excellence, holistic student learning and development, and faculty and alumni engagement – the Villa supports Georgetown’s mission and identity as a student-centered research university.

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Guitar Notes and Garden Roots

November 27th, 2024

Villa Le Balze’s newest connection with the larger community of Florence is a friendship that bridges together music, nature, and community. In April……

Five undergraduate students and Prof. Mustafa Aksakal sitting with computers around a table on Villa Le Balze's terrace.

Experiencing Modern Italy

March 25th, 2024

From Morocco to Italy to Syria, the Mediterranean Sea is a hotbed of events for historians, and historians-to-be, to explore. Prof. Mustafa Aksakal discusses the importance of Modern Italian history through the courses he’s teaching at Villa Le Balze.…

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