Villa La Quiete
La Quiete villa (the Quietness) named after the fresco called “La Quiete che domina i venti” painted by Giovanni from San Giovanni in 1632.
Former owners were the Orlandini family, then Villa La Quiete belonged to Niccolò da Tolentino from 1438, which he was gifted of by the Republic; in 1593, it was bought by Pier Francesco dei Medici and later it was given to Cosimo I, who gave it to the commanders of the Order of Santo Stefano.
As it was purchased by Christine de Lorraine in 1627, the season of greatest splendor started for the villa; when she died in 1636, grand duke Ferdinand II became her heir and granted it to Eleonora Ramirez de Montalvo. The noblewoman lived in the villa from 1650 and intended it as a country retreat for the congregation of nuns that she founded, called Montalve.
In 1659, Vittoria della Rovere, a friend of Eleonora’s, took the institute under her protection and promoted the building up of the church in 1688. In 1724, Anna Maria Luisa dei Medici, the last descendant of the family, moved her residence right to La Quiete.
The Villa is enriched by an 18th-century historic garden, open to the public.
Sistema Museale di Ateneo
Useful information
March 8 – July 12 and September 5 – October 31, 2026
The garden is open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with free admission and no reservation required.
Guided tours of the Villa (online reservation required):
4 tour slots at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. on the following dates:
March 8, 14, 21, 22, 28, 29;
April 4, 11, 18, 19, 26;
May 2, 3, 9, 16, 17, 24, 30, 31;
June 6, 7, 13, 20, 21, 27, 28;
July 4, 5, 11, 12;
September 5, 6, 12, 19, 20, 26, 27;
October 3, 4, 10, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31.
2 tour slots at 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on the following dates: March 15, April 12, May 10, May 23, June 14, September 13, October 11.
This museum belongs to the network Musei Welcome Firenze who organises guided tours, workshops and meetings for all types of publics all year round (such as Tactum and Arti e Scienze).