To marry in Tuscany, choose a restored borgo (hamlet), a hilltop castle, a Chianti vineyard estate or a country house in the Val d’Orcia. Most international couples hold a legal civil or symbolic ceremony and marry between May and September. Published venue prices run from €7,000 for a wedding-day rental at Villa Montanare to €300,000 at Borgo Finocchieto.
Tuscany is the most-asked-for wedding region in the Mediterranean, and for once the reputation is earned. It has more genuinely beautiful, wedding-ready estates per square mile than anywhere in Italy — cypress avenues, stone hamlets that have stood for centuries, vineyards that turn gold in September — and an entire industry that has learned how to put a wedding inside them without spoiling the view.
That abundance is also the trap. There are so many extraordinary venues that couples lose months comparing them. The shortcut is to stop choosing a building and start choosing a kind of day. Below are the four that matter, the venues that do each one best, and the practical facts — cost, timing, the legal route — that decide more than aesthetics ever will.
Where to actually marry in Tuscany
Five estates that map the region’s range — a restored medieval village near Montalcino, a castle hamlet near Siena, a family-owned hamlet in Chianti Classico, a fifteenth-century villa above Florence and a hilltop villa near Cortona.
Borgo Finocchieto
Borgo Finocchieto is a restored medieval village of five villas around a central piazza, in the province of Siena near Montalcino and Buonconvento.
- Up to 250 guests
- 22 rooms
Castel Monastero
Castel Monastero is a castle hamlet in the Chianti countryside near Siena, run as a five-star resort. Couples marry on its old square or in its small church, and 70 suites and rooms keep up to 140 guests on site.
- Up to 150 guests
- 70 suites and rooms
Borgo Stomennano
Borgo Stomennano is a family-owned villa and hamlet in Chianti Classico, 10 km from Siena, with the walls of Monteriggioni in view.
- Up to 90 guests
Il Salviatino Firenze
Il Salviatino is a fifteenth-century villa in the hills of Fiesole, above Florence, with 39 rooms and suites.
- Up to 250 guests
- 39 rooms and suites
Villa Montanare
Villa Montanare is a private villa dating from 1640, on a hilltop near Cortona 420 metres above the Val di Chiana.
- Up to 50 guests
- 2 suites
- May to Oct
The restored borgo
A borgo is a whole medieval hamlet — chapel, courtyards, a cluster of stone houses — restored as a single estate you take over completely. Borgo Finocchieto and Novanta 90 are the archetypes: your guests sleep inside the walls, breakfast spills into lunch, and the wedding becomes a three-day occupation of a private village rather than a single evening. They reward couples who want the celebration to be the whole weekend, and who have the guest list (and budget) to fill the rooms.
The castle & the monastery
For drama with history behind it, Tuscany’s castle hamlets and old monasteries — Castel Monastero near Siena, the Certosa di Pontignano on the Chianti hills — give you old squares, loggias, a church of their own and a sense of occasion no marquee can fake. They photograph like a film and they hold a large dinner with ease. The trade-off is formality: these are venues that ask for a little ceremony in return for their grandeur.
The vineyard & the country house
The quieter, warmer Tuscan wedding happens at a family-owned estate or a country house — Borgo Stomennano in Chianti Classico, or Locanda Rossa among 3,000 olive trees in the Maremma — with a long table outdoors and the countryside around it. These suit couples who care more about the meal and the welcome than the moodboard, and who want their photographs to look like a memory rather than a campaign. They tend to be the most relaxed.
| Region | The feeling | Best for | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chianti | Vineyards, cypress, classic Tuscany | Wine estates & castles | Florence |
| Val d’Orcia | Rolling hills, postcard light | Borghi & country houses | Florence or Rome |
| Lucca & the north | Walled towns, villas | Garden villas | Pisa |
| Maremma & coast | Wilder, near the sea | Relaxed, rustic | Rome or Pisa |
In Tuscany you are never short of a beautiful venue. You are short of a decision — so choose the day you want, not the building you saw first.
The Wed Journey
What a Tuscany wedding costs
Tuscany spans a wide range, and the venue fee tells you where an estate sits in it. Borgo Finocchieto starts from €300,000 and Novanta 90 from around €50,000, both for the whole village. Borgo Stomennano is €22,000, and Villa Montanare rents for the wedding day from €7,000 without accommodation. Villa Tolomei prices by the head instead, with wedding menus from €210 per person for at least 80 guests. Accommodation is a real line item: Borgo Stomennano sets a minimum stay of two nights midweek and three at weekends, and Novanta 90 two nights, rising to four to seven in July and August. A planner is close to non-negotiable here.
The legal bit
Italy lets foreigners marry legally, and a legally binding civil ceremony in a Tuscan town hall or an approved venue is very achievable with a planner handling the paperwork (it runs through your home authorities and the local comune). Many couples still choose a symbolic ceremony at the estate — total freedom over place and timing — and complete the legal formality at home. Catholic and other religious ceremonies are possible but need lead time. Decide this early: it changes your timeline and your venue options.
Easy to reach, easy to spread out
Most couples fly guests into Florence or Pisa, with Rome a back-up for the south. Most estates are a proper drive from the airport, so arrange group transfers — rural Tuscany is not a taxi-on-demand place. Give guests a base town to explore (Siena, San Gimignano, Montepulciano) and you turn a wedding into the holiday they were hoping for.
When to marry
May, June and September are the sweet spot: warm but not punishing, long golden light, the vineyards either in leaf or near harvest. July and August are hot and busy — beautiful, but plan for shade and late ceremonies. Late September into early October brings the harvest, the best light of the year and slightly easier availability, at the cost of a small weather gamble.
Make a week of it
Tuscany is built for the days either side. A welcome dinner in a hilltop town, a morning at a winery, an afternoon in Florence or Siena — couples who give guests a loose itinerary find people stay longer and the wedding becomes the centre of a shared holiday rather than a single night.
Quick answers
How much does a wedding in Tuscany cost?
Published venue prices run from €7,000 at Villa Montanare (wedding-day rental, no accommodation) to €22,000 at Borgo Stomennano, around €50,000 at Novanta 90 and €300,000 at Borgo Finocchieto. Villa Tolomei prices per head, with wedding menus from €210 per person for at least 80 guests. What a price covers differs by venue, and some estates set a minimum stay: two nights midweek and three at weekends at Borgo Stomennano.
When is the best time to get married in Tuscany?
May, June and September are ideal — warm, long light and either green vineyards or the approaching harvest. July and August are hot and busy; plan shade and a later ceremony. Late September offers the harvest and the best light, with a small weather risk.
Can foreigners legally get married in Tuscany, Italy?
Yes. Italy permits legally binding civil ceremonies for foreign couples, arranged through your home authorities and the local comune with a planner’s help. Many couples instead hold a symbolic ceremony at their estate and complete the legal marriage at home.
How many guests do Tuscan wedding venues hold?
Borgo Finocchieto and Il Salviatino seat 250, and the Certosa di Pontignano takes up to 250 guests. Castel Monastero and Novanta 90 seat 150, Locanda Rossa 120, and Villa Tolomei 100. For an intimate wedding, Villa Montanare hosts 2 to 50 guests.
Do you need a wedding planner in Tuscany?
Effectively yes for international couples — a local planner manages the legal paperwork, suppliers, transfers and the language gap across a rural region where estates are spread out.