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Getting married in Tuscany

Tuscany is the wedding most people picture when they say Italy: a cypress drive, a stone villa with shutters, one long table under a pergola, and a sunset that does the lighting for you. It suits couples who want a two- or three-day gathering rather than a single afternoon, because most villas and agriturismi rent by the weekend and expect you to fill the days around the ceremony. Budget for a venue hire fee on top of catering, and for a local coordinator, which is close to unavoidable once your suppliers work in Italian and your guests do not.

The countryside is genuinely rural: the nearest proper supermarket can be twenty minutes of gravel road away, and guests without a car depend on you for every movement. What surprises couples most is the heat and the arithmetic of transfers. July afternoons regularly sit above thirty degrees, and shuttling fifty people from three different hilltop hotels is a small logistics project of its own.

Book the villa first, then fix the date around it, then everything else.

Best months
Mid-May to late June, and September to early October
Price band
Premium · Exclusive-use properties and high-season weekends carry a premium. Plan the venue line first, then build the rest around what is left.
Style
Countryside · Vineyard · Olive groves · Villa · Rustic · Historic city
Researched venues
55 venues, listed below

The three that catch people out

Know before you book

  1. 1

    Villas usually rent Friday to Monday with a minimum stay, so the venue fee buys a weekend, not a day. Price the whole weekend before you compare quotes.

  2. 2

    Outdoor music curfews are common in rural and residential areas. Ask each venue for its exact cut-off time in writing, and whether the party can move indoors afterwards.

  3. 3

    Historic town centres often restrict traffic, which affects coach access and guest parking. Check with the venue how close a shuttle can actually drop people.

Getting there

Most guests fly into Florence or Pisa, with Bologna and Rome as fallbacks when fares spike. From either Tuscan airport, reaching a rural venue is typically another one to two hours by car. Rental cars book out around Italian holiday weekends, so tell guests early whether they need one or whether you will run shuttles. Give guests a single arrival page with airport options, a suggested train, and the drive time from each recommended hotel.

Before you promise anyone anything

Many foreign couples handle the legal marriage at home and hold a symbolic or religious ceremony here, while others marry legally on site. Which route is open to you, which documents are needed, how they must be translated or legalised, and how long any waiting period runs all vary by country, by municipality and over time. Treat nothing in this app as legal advice: confirm every step directly with the local town hall and with your own authorities, in writing, before you fix a date.

Marriage rules vary by country, region and even municipality, and they change. Treat this as orientation, not legal advice: verify the paperwork with the local authority and with your own municipality before you book anything.

Researched venues

55 wedding venues in Tuscany

Gathered offline through research from each venue’s own website, never a live feed, and never paid for. A venue is listed because it exists and takes weddings, not because Vow endorses it; the one line under each is what a planner would tell you to check before asking for a quote. Venue details are shown as the venue publishes them.

  • villa and wine estate

    Villa Medicea di Lilliano

    Capacity
    Limonaia indoor banquet room seats up to 150; on-site beds for 32, up to 44 with sofa beds
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Eleventh-century Medici villa with an organic wine estate in the Chianti hills close to Florence, with a chapel, courtyards and the Limonaia as a covered rain plan. The estate is licensed for civil ceremonies in the comune of Bagno a Ripoli; on-site sleeping is limited, so plan transport from Florence for most guests.

  • farm estate

    Fattoria di Maiano

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Working olive-oil estate in the Fiesole hills offering a fifteenth-century cloister, an oil-mill courtyard and several beamed halls, so the day can move indoors or out. Neither capacity nor pricing is published, so request both in writing before shortlisting.

  • hotel villa

    Torre di Bellosguardo

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Sixteenth-century villa with a thirteenth-century tower on the Bellosguardo hill above Florence, with gardens and frescoed rooms and a small room count for the couple's inner circle. It is a residential hillside address, so confirm the music curfew and coach access up the lane.

  • villa

    Villa Cetinale

    Capacity
    maximum 100 guests; chapel blessings for no more than 30; 48 beds across the four estate houses
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Baroque villa and celebrated gardens west of Siena, hired as a private house rather than a full-service hotel. The estate recommends local planners and vendors but does not run the day itself, so budget for an independent planner.

  • historic estate

    La Foce

    Capacity
    event capacity not published; the villa sleeps up to 24 in 12 en-suite bedrooms
    Price
    not published — price on request from the estate

    Late fifteenth-century villa in the Val d'Orcia with the Cecil Pinsent gardens, rented whole for weddings and family celebrations. It is a private house let rather than a venue with a wedding department, so caterers, marquees and staff are the couple's to arrange.

  • villa and wine estate

    Villa di Geggiano

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    National-heritage villa of the Bianchi Bandinelli family a few kilometres north-east of Siena, hired privately for weddings, gala dinners and retreats, with a rare eighteenth-century interior and an open-air Teatrino di Verzura. The historic rooms limit what can be moved or hung, so agree the styling plan early.

  • estate hotel

    Villa Petriolo

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Restored sixteenth-century estate with farm, restaurant and rooms near Cerreto Guidi, west of Florence, bookable room-by-room or as a full buy-out. Neither capacity nor rates are published, so ask for a written buy-out quote including the farm restaurant.

  • villa with historic gardens

    Villa Gamberaia

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Settignano villa above Florence known for its formal water garden and bowling-green terrace, let for weddings and private celebrations. The gardens are the draw and are also visited by the public, so confirm exclusivity hours and the wet-weather alternative.

  • thermal spa hotel

    Fonteverde

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Thermal spa resort at San Casciano dei Bagni on the southern edge of the Val d'Orcia, with the medieval church of Santa Maria ad Balnea and an Art Nouveau building used for the banquet. It runs as a working spa hotel, so ask what exclusivity actually means for pools and restaurants on the day.

  • castle hotel

    COMO Castello Del Nero

    Capacity
    up to 120 guests on an estate buy-out; 12 spaces split into small (10-60) and large (80-120) settings
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Twelfth-century castle hotel on a large estate at Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, between Florence and Siena, with a private chapel, wine cellar, gardens and terraces. In-house planning and floral design are offered, and the published ceiling of 120 guests is an estate buy-out figure, so confirm what a non-exclusive booking allows.

  • borgo estate

    Il Borro

    Capacity
    event capacity not published; the estate sleeps a maximum of 191
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Restored medieval hamlet and wine estate in the Valdarno with a village square, Italian garden, terrace, pool, bistro and amphitheatre to move guests between. The estate publishes a minimum stay of two to three nights for event bookings, which pushes the accommodation budget up.

  • villa

    Villa Bernardini

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Seventeenth-century villa still owned by the founding family just outside Lucca, with preserved period interiors and in-house audio and lighting indoors and out. The site states music is possible until 02:00, which is unusually late for Tuscany and worth confirming in the contract.

  • castle hotel

    Belmond Castello di Casole

    Capacity
    indoor and outdoor venues hosting up to 100 guests; the amphitheatre holds up to 150
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Hilltop castle hotel on a very large private estate near Casole d'Elsa, with an amphitheatre for the ceremony and smaller terraces for intimate groups. The published headline capacity is 100 for the main venues, so a larger guest list needs the amphitheatre plan confirmed in writing.

  • hotel villa

    Belmond Villa San Michele

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Former fifteenth-century monastery in the Fiesole hills with terraced Italian gardens and a panoramic terrace looking over Florence, suited to small and mid-sized celebrations. The property is seasonal, so confirm the opening dates before fixing a date at either end of the year.

  • borgo estate and winery

    Il Borgo di Vignamaggio

    Capacity
    17 suites, a 144-seat theatre, four event rooms, a ballroom and a separate dancing room
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Fifteenth-century Chianti estate near Greve with vineyards, gardens, a chapel and a large indoor theatre that doubles as a wet-weather plan. Sleeping is limited to 17 suites, so most guests will need rooms in Greve or Panzano and a shuttle.

  • wine estate

    Tenuta Corbinaia

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Nineteenth-century farmhouse and organic wine estate outside Montespertoli, west of Florence, with indoor halls, terraces and a pool garden and the option to take the villa exclusively. Capacity and rates are not published, so ask for the seated-dinner numbers per space in writing.

  • estate resort

    La Pescaia Resort

    Capacity
    the couple and 34 guests can stay in the villa and adjacent apartments; event capacity not published
    Price
    not published — brochure available on request from the resort

    Nineteenth-century Maremma estate near Grosseto with parkland, gardens and indoor space, run as a boutique hotel with its own wedding team. On-site sleeping is capped in the mid-thirties, so a larger party needs rooms in Grosseto and a transfer plan.

  • country relais

    Villa S.Andrea

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Chianti Classico relais at San Casciano in Val di Pesa with historic cellars, a church on the estate and three farmhouses with pools for guest accommodation. Catering is arranged with outside partners rather than in-house, so check who carries responsibility for the kitchen on the day.

  • hamlet hotel

    Borgo Santo Pietro

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Restored thirteenth-century villa and hamlet on a large organic estate in the Val di Merse south of Siena, with gardens, a lake island and a spa, and rooms, restaurant and grounds all offered for the celebration. Neither capacity nor rates are published, so ask for a buy-out quote and the ceremony options in writing.

  • castle resort

    Castello di Velona

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Medieval castle turned thermal spa resort on a ridge in the Val d'Orcia near Montalcino, with panoramic terraces for the ceremony and suites on site for guests. It runs as a working hotel and spa, so confirm what exclusivity covers and whether the terraces have a wet-weather alternative.

  • hotel villa

    Villa Le Fontanelle

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Small four-star hotel villa in the hills just outside Florence with gardens, a pool terrace and views over the city, offered for both intimate parties and larger receptions. Room count is low, so plan hotels in Florence and transport for most of the guest list.

  • castle hamlet

    Castello di Modanella

    Capacity
    church 100 standing or 60 seated; ground-floor hall 100 at dinner; upper hall 130 plus 70 in adjoining rooms
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Medieval castle with farmhouses forming a small private hamlet near Rapolano Terme in the Crete Senesi, with a sixteenth-century church on site and halls sized for a range of guest lists. The venue arranges menus, flowers and music itself, so ask what is included before comparing quotes with venue-only estates.

  • country estate

    Tenuta di Sticciano

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Country estate near Certaldo in the Val d'Elsa with three large halls, a restaurant and accommodation, marketed for exclusive-use celebrations. Catering and planning are handled with outside partners, so agree who is contractually responsible for the food and the timeline.

  • castle winery

    Castello di Gabbiano

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Twelfth-century castle and working Chianti Classico winery at Mercatale Val di Pesa, with a courtyard, Italian gardens and interior halls. Neither capacity nor prices are published, so ask for a per-space seated-dinner breakdown and confirm whether harvest dates block September weekends.

  • hotel villa

    Villa Cora

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Nineteenth-century villa turned five-star hotel on the Florence hillside facing the Boboli Gardens, with formal gardens, a conservatory restaurant and a cellar dining room. It is a city-edge hotel rather than a private estate, so check what exclusive use costs and how the garden noise limit works.

  • country estate

    Terre di Nano

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Nineteenth-century country estate between Pienza and Montepulciano with wide Val d'Orcia views, presented for country-style receptions. It is a relaxed farm setting rather than a full-service hotel, so confirm catering, marquee and power arrangements early.

  • golf and spa resort

    Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort

    Capacity
    the Dama Dama restaurant seats up to 200 and the Club House up to 80
    Price
    not published — quote on request from the events team

    Modern resort above Porto Ercole on the Monte Argentario peninsula, with two restaurants sized for large and small parties plus rooms and a spa on site. It is the coastal option that can seat a big guest list indoors, useful if a summer sea breeze rules out a marquee.

  • wine resort

    Conti di San Bonifacio

    Capacity
    not published; an intimate wedding package covers up to 10 guests
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Small hilltop wine resort at Gavorrano in the Maremma with a working winery, farm-to-table restaurant and an in-house planning team, sold as an exclusive-use estate. Suite numbers are low, so an exclusive booking suits a compact guest list rather than a large one.

  • cliffside hotel

    Hotel Il Pellicano

    Capacity
    up to 120 guests; 50 rooms on site
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Cliffside hotel above a private rocky beach at Porto Ercole, with ceremony settings by the sea, pool, gardens and terraces. Weddings require a full hotel buy-out and can only be held inside the published season, which runs roughly April to late October.

  • villa

    Tenuta Maria Teresa

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Nineteenth-century villa in the hills above Lucca with a garden used for symbolic and civil ceremonies and an annex that keeps events viable year round. Capacity is not published, so confirm the seated numbers for both the garden and the annex before committing.

  • borgo

    Borgo Castelvecchi

    Capacity
    can accommodate up to 100 people
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure (an exclusive venue hire fee exists; only a 10% early-booking discount is published)

    A restored medieval hamlet near Radda in Chianti taken on exclusive hire, which suits couples who want guests to stay on site for several days. Ask what the exclusive hire fee actually covers, since only the discount and a per-person wine tasting rate are published.

  • winery

    Le Filigare

    Capacity
    up to 100 people for events; facility accommodates up to 70 guests
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Working organic Chianti Classico winery with two small hamlets and 14 apartments, well suited to a mid-size vineyard wedding. The venue asks wedding guests for a minimum three-night stay, so factor that into the accommodation budget.

  • agriturismo

    Agriturismo Castello di Spedaletto

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Working Val d'Orcia farm estate whose Podere Lamone hosts receptions indoors in winter and in the garden in summer, a practical option at the lower end of the Tuscan range. No capacity or price is published, so ask for both in writing before comparing it with villa quotes.

  • borgo

    Borgo Giusto

    Capacity
    30 mini apartments sleeping 2 to 10 each, for a total of over 100 guests
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    A whole 17th-century village in the hills above Lucca, offered for civil, religious or symbolic ceremonies and suited to a multi-day celebration. The published figure is sleeping capacity rather than seated dining capacity, so confirm how many the reception spaces actually seat.

  • borgo

    Borgo il Poggiaccio

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Medieval hamlet at Sovicille with 16 apartments, a restaurant and a panoramic terrace over the Siena hills, workable for a mid-budget wedding close to the city. Ceremonies are held in the garden or along the main avenue, so ask what the wet-weather alternative is.

  • agriturismo

    Podere il Tigliolo

    Capacity
    about 35 indoors in the 19th-century hall, up to 200 around the pool
    Price
    not published — dinner is priced by an external caterer

    Small Val d'Orcia farm near Castiglione d'Orcia suited to a relaxed, budget-conscious countryside reception. Catering is contracted separately, so the venue quote alone will not tell you the full cost per guest.

  • villa

    Villa Grabau

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Historic villa outside Lucca with an English garden, a box-hedge garden theatre and a lemon house, giving several distinct ceremony and dinner settings on one estate. Nothing is published on numbers, so ask which spaces are included in a hire and whether the villa halls are available as a rain plan.

  • villa

    Villa Apparita

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Converted 18th-century farmhouse at Monticchiello near Pienza, let with the whole villa at the couple's disposal, which suits a smaller private celebration in the Val d'Orcia. Confirm the maximum seated number for the pergola and pool terrace before setting the guest list.

  • estate

    Borgo Pignano

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Large organic estate on a hill between Volterra and San Gimignano, with a church courtyard, a belvedere terrace and a forest clearing for ceremonies. Packages are described but never priced, so request a written quote covering aperitif, meal and bar service.

  • villa

    Villa Mangiacane

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Renaissance villa at San Casciano with a frescoed loggia, two pools and gardens, available for exclusive reservation of the whole property. It is close enough to Florence for guests to stay in the city, but check transfer times on the country approach road.

  • castle

    Castello Banfi

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Medieval castle and wine resort inside the Banfi estate at Poggio alle Mura, Montalcino, suited to couples who want the Brunello setting with hotel rooms and restaurants on site. Neither capacity nor price is published, so ask which courtyards and terraces are available on your date.

  • winery

    Mastrojanni Relais

    Capacity
    the property hosts up to 27 people in accommodation
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Brunello estate relais at Castelnuovo dell'Abate with terraces, an infinity pool and a tasting room, a good fit for a small wedding built around the wine. The published number is beds, not seats, so ask separately how many the terrace and restaurant seat for dinner.

  • castle

    Castello di Vicarello

    Capacity
    up to 30 guests stay in the castle; over 140 can be housed at nearby partner venues
    Price
    from EUR 140,000 starting budget for events over 20 guests, with a compulsory estate buyout and a three-night minimum stay

    Privately owned 12th-century castle in the Maremma at the top of the Tuscan price range, taken as a full estate buyout. Anything over 20 guests triggers the buyout and the three-night minimum, so it only makes sense for a multi-day celebration.

  • hotel

    Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Luxury resort on a large private estate in the Val d'Orcia near Montalcino, with castle ruins, a frescoed medieval church and villas for the wedding party. Enquiries go through an events team and nothing is priced publicly, so allow time for a bespoke proposal.

  • villa

    Villa Catignano

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    17th-century villa at Castelnuovo Berardenga, ten minutes from Siena, built around a formal Italian garden and a baroque chapel for religious or symbolic ceremonies. Ask how many the garden seats and whether apartments in the villa are included in a wedding booking.

  • agriturismo

    Tenuta di Papena

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Former Cistercian monastery turned farm estate at Chiusdino, with a village square, arcaded rooms and an infinity pool, suited to an informal country wedding. The nearby San Galgano abbey is often used for the ceremony, and that is a separate booking with its own rules.

  • borgo

    Laticastelli Country Relais

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Twelfth-century hamlet converted into a country relais at Rapolano Terme, with an infinity pool and a Tuscan restaurant, a mid-range option between Siena and the Crete Senesi. Capacity is not published, so confirm the seated maximum for the dinner spaces early.

  • castle

    Castello di Meleto

    Capacity
    private chapel seats about 20; capacity for the other spaces not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Thirteenth-century fortress and working winery above Gaiole in Chianti, offering the herb garden, the old stable and castle rooms plus a ballroom as a weather fallback. Only the chapel capacity is published, so ask for seated numbers per space rather than relying on estate-wide claims.

  • estate

    Locanda in Tuscany

    Capacity
    up to 60 guests indoors in the Taverna di Mozart; up to 200 seated outdoors
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Val d'Orcia estate near Castiglione d'Orcia with a courtyard, gardens and a wheat field for larger outdoor receptions. The indoor room seats only 60, so a large guest list has no full rain plan indoors and a marquee should be discussed.

  • estate

    Fattoria degli Usignoli

    Capacity
    up to 200 seated guests in the banquet halls
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Fifteenth-century monastic farm at Reggello with its own restaurant, hotel rooms and apartments across 11 hectares, one of the more affordable options for a large guest list near Florence. It is a designated municipal venue, so a legally binding civil ceremony can be held on site — confirm the current arrangement with the comune.

  • villa

    Villa di Corliano

    Capacity
    150 guests maximum; frescoed Zodiac hall up to 80, chapel up to 50
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Renaissance villa from 1448 near Pisa with a frescoed hall, a private chapel and a large park, convenient for guests flying into Pisa airport. Numbers per room are published and differ sharply, so match the guest list to the specific space you want rather than the estate total.

  • estate

    Villa Paterno

    Capacity
    Piazzetta del Giubileo 180 guests; indoor hall combined up to 300; both spaces together 360
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Nineteenth-century estate at Montespertoli in the Florentine Chianti, one of the few Tuscan venues that publishes capacity for a genuinely large wedding. On-site rooms and parking are available, but confirm how the indoor and outdoor spaces combine for your specific layout.

  • wine estate

    Tenuta Casadei

    Capacity
    a maximum of 80 to 90 guests is recommended
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Wine estate at Suvereto in the Alta Maremma, about 13 km from the coast, with gardens, indoor salons and a terrace over the vineyards. The venue itself recommends capping numbers at 80 to 90, so treat larger quotes with caution.

  • hotel

    Torre di Cala Piccola

    Capacity
    rooftop terrace maximum capacity 50 guests
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Seventeenth-century watchtower turned boutique hotel on Monte Argentario, suited to a small coastal wedding with a sea view rather than a countryside one. The terrace caps at 50 and the site is exposed, so ask about wind contingency and guest transfers on the cliff road.

  • estate

    Tenuta La Valle

    Capacity
    not published
    Price
    not published — ask for the brochure

    Ninety-hectare family estate at Castiglioncello near Livorno, with restored villas, parkland and pools, and exclusive use of the whole property available on request. Exclusive use is by special arrangement rather than standard, so establish early whether your date can be held privately.

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