The Syracuse University in Florence (SUF) Campus

The SUF campus, located in the residential neighborhood of Piazza Savonarola, consists of five spacious buildings and a lovely garden, all within easy walking distance of each other and Florence’s city center.


Villa Rossa
Computer Lab
(Villa Rossa)
Annex
SUF Garden

Villino
Library
(Villino)
Studio Arts
Architecture

The Villa Rossa
Villa Rossa is the main point of reference on campus for all SUF students. Most administrative offices, classrooms, computer labs and the snack bar are located here. Built as a private residence in 1892, Villa Rossa was purchased by Syracuse University in 1963. It has been home to the Florence program since its founding in 1959.

The Annex
The Annex, located next to Villa Rossa, houses four classrooms and a small student lounge. Access to the Annex is through the SUF garden.

The SUF Garden
The SUF garden is the perfect place for students to relax, study, read, use laptops or have a cappuccino with friends. Decorative gazebos, assorted trees, shrubs, flowers and fine sculptural works by SUF’s own Studio Arts faculty, Marco Fallani and the late Romano Luccachini, grace SUF’s 1,800 square meters of paradise in the city.

The Villino
The Villino is a charming nineteenth-century palazzino built as a private residence in 1884. In fall 2006 it became a welcome addition to the growing SUF campus and houses the library, faculty offices, media lab, classroom, reading rooms and audio-visual center.

Donatello 21 - Studio Arts
Piazzale Donatello, a five-minute walk from Villa Rossa, has for over a century been the artist’s district of Florence thanks to the large well-lit studios with lofty ceilings and tall windows. SU Florence is fortunate to have such an ideal location for its own painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography studios. The studio arts building also houses SUF’s Art Gallery where rotating exhibits of diverse artistic media are periodically on display and open to the public. Behind the building is a quiet, private garden for student use.
The printmaking studio is located at Via della Robbia 99, across the street from the Villa Rossa and Villino.

Donatello 25 - Architecture
The architecture studios are located at Piazzale Donatello 25, a few doors down from the studio arts building. Four spacious studios, two computer labs, faculty and administrative offices are conveniently located in the same building. Students have access to a spacious terrace on the second floor and a small, private garden on the ground level.

Wireless Internet access is available throughout the SUF campus in all buildings and gardens.