Castello di Casole, A Belmond Hotel
A castle first recorded in the year 998, on land farmed since Etruscan times, crowning a 4,200-acre private estate, one of the largest in Italy.
Castello di Casole, A Belmond Hotel is a castle destination wedding venue in Casole d’Elsa, Italy, hosting 120 to 150 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Florence Peretola (FLR), ~50 minutes by car. Best months: June, July, August, November.
About Castello di Casole, A Belmond Hotel
A castle first recorded in the year 998, on land farmed since Etruscan times, crowning a 4,200-acre private estate, one of the largest in Italy.
The Bargagli family restored it; Count Edoardo Visconti, brother of the film director Luchino, owned it through the dolce vita years and threw the parties to match, a provenance the estate still trades on.
Belmond took it over in 2018.
The wedding fact sheet is refreshingly concrete: ceremonies in the ancient amphitheatre (up to 150 for a blessing) or the San Tommaso chapel, receptions across the Limonaia Terrace, Courtyard and Tosca Terrace at up to 120 seated each, with published venue fees from €700 to €4,000 per space.
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Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
I rarely leave reviews but felt compelled to share about this hotel. It was our favorite hotel stay ever. It’s hard to express how much attention to detail there was in every aspect of the stay.
Chad Willis · read the whole review on Google →Capacity, rooms and facilities
Staying over
- Room types
- 11 listed
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- FLR, 50 min by carAisle estimate
The spaces
- Event spaces
- Banquet room
- Setting
- CountrysideAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- Castle recorded from 998 AD on a 4,200-acre private estate
- Visconti-family provenance, dolce vita party pedigree
- Published venue fees (€700–€4,000 per space), rare transparency
- Amphitheatre blessings to 150; terrace receptions to 120 seated
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
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Use this as a starting point and adapt it to your bookings and guests.
- 19:00Estate wine dinner on the Tosca Terrace
- 17:00Blessing in the ancient amphitheatre
- 20:00Courtyard reception under the castle walls
- 10:30Spa in the wine cellars; farewell lunch
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- FLR · about 50 min by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Florence Peretola.
- Typical total
- €150,000–300,000Aisle estimate
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€150,000–€300,000 all-in for a privatized celebration (estimated)
- Ceremony fee
- €700–4,000Aisle estimate
Per space (published, incl. VAT)
- Reception
- €200–300 a headAisle estimate
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Catering quoted per menu (estimated €200–300 pp)
- Room rate
- €1,200 a nightAisle estimate
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Min 10-room block; suites from ~€1,200/night in season (estimated)
- Weather window
- June – August
The months the weather is kindest, with November mild too. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
- Direct line
- 0577 961501
Answered by the venue in local hours.
Venue fees are from Belmond’s official wedding fact sheet. Room-block and privatization pricing by quote (ita.seso@belmond.com).
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Castello di Casole host?+
Per Belmond’s wedding fact sheet: the amphitheatre takes 120 for cocktails or 150 for a blessing; the Limonaia Terrace and Courtyard seat 120 each; the Tosca Terrace 80 seated (120 cocktails); the San Tommaso chapel 40 seated. Nearby churches handle religious ceremonies up to 200.
What are Castello di Casole’s wedding fees?+
Published per-space rental (incl. VAT): Amphitheatre €1,500; Visconti Terrace €700; Tosca Terrace €4,000; Limonaia Terrace €3,500; San Tommaso Chapel €4,000; Courtyard €4,000. Setup costs are additional; catering is quoted per menu.
Do you have to book rooms to marry at Castello di Casole?+
Yes, weddings require a minimum ten-room reservation, and events over 25 guests effectively require privatizing the hotel, which Belmond offers for 26–150 guests.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about your plans, pricing and availability. You do not need a fixed date yet.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Ask about dates at Castello di Casole, A Belmond Hotel.
Send your dates or a rough season, your guest count and what you’d like to know. The venue can then confirm availability and pricing.
Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.
Sources for individual venue facts
Room types: 11 listed
“Villa with Garden View (Thesan)”
Read the source for room typesEvent spaces: Banquet room
“Meeting/banquet facilities”
Read the source for event spaces