Castello diVicarello
A twelfth-century Sienese fortress in the wild Maremma that Carlo and Aurora Baccheschi Berti bought as a ruin in 1979 and spent more than a decade restoring as their family home — Balinese pieces from their years abroad set against Tuscan antiques — before opening it as a boutique hotel in 2003.
- Ceremony
- 2 seated
- Reception
- 180 seated
- Nearest airport
- FCO · ~2.5 hours by car
- Open season
- June – November
- Price range
- $$$$
Castello di Vicarello is a castle destination wedding venue in Cinigiano, Italy, hosting 2 to 180 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Rome Fiumicino (FCO), ~2.5 hours by car. Best months: June, July, August, November.
Castello di Vicarello in Cinigiano, open June–November.
A twelfth-century Sienese fortress in the wild Maremma that Carlo and Aurora Baccheschi Berti bought as a ruin in 1979 and spent more than a decade restoring as their family home — Balinese pieces from their years abroad set against Tuscan antiques — before opening it as a boutique hotel in 2003.
It still reads as a lived-in aristocratic-bohemian house that happens to be a thousand years old, handed to one group at a time: ten suites and a two-bedroom villa sleeping about thirty, with partner venues nearby absorbing another hundred-plus guests.
The estate makes award-winning organic wine and olive oil, the kitchen gardens feed the table, and three marble pools terrace the hillside.
Vicarello is also unusually straight about money: weddings over twenty guests take a full-estate buyout, three-night minimum, from €140,000 — published on their own site, which almost nobody at this tier does.
4 notes, from the desk.
12th-century castle restored over a decade as a family home
Published buyout terms: from €140,000, 3-night minimum
Up to ~180 guests outdoors; sleeps ~30 on-site
Estate organic wine and olive oil; kitchen-garden cooking
Best held in June, July, August.
The months the weather — and the local rhythm — is kindest to a stay at Castello di Vicarello.
Check availability.
Choose a day from the calendar.
We hold dates in pencil. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different — nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 19:00Estate wine tasting on the pool terraces
- 17:30Ceremony in the castle gardens
- 20:30Kitchen-garden dinner under the walls
- 11:00Cooking class from the family recipes
Things worth knowing.
FCO · ~2.5 hours by car
Guests fly into Rome Fiumicino. The desk arranges every transfer.
€140,000
Terms are published on the castle’s own weddings page — a rarity at this tier. Events over 20 guests require the full buyout.
Included in buyout
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
In-house catering from estate produce, included in budget / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
Full-estate buyout, 3-night minimum / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
June – November
4 viable months. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources — not a quote from the house. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
What does a Castello di Vicarello wedding cost?+
The castle publishes its terms: events over 20 guests require a full private-estate buyout with a three-night minimum and a starting budget of €140,000 — including the on-site coordination team and in-house catering from estate produce and wines.
How many guests can Castello di Vicarello host?+
Up to about 180 guests outdoors with a backup marquee; indoor seated capacity is around 30. The castle sleeps ~30 across ten suites and a two-bedroom villa, with partner venues nearby housing 140+ more.
Can you have a religious ceremony at Vicarello?+
Civil ceremonies happen on the estate; Catholic ceremonies are arranged at recommended churches nearby, with the celebration back at the castle.
Hold dates at Castello di Vicarello.
A note to the desk with a rough season and guest count. We hold dates in pencil for three weeks before confirmation. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.