VillaCetinale
The most editorial villa in Tuscany, completed in 1680 for Cardinal Flavio Chigi, nephew of Pope Alexander VII, to a design by Carlo Fontana, Bernini’s pupil.
- Guests
- 100–100
- Nearest airport
- FLR · ~1 h 15 by car
- Open season
- April – August
- Price range
- $$$$
- Google rating
- 4.7 /5 · 229
Villa Cetinale is a villa destination wedding venue in Sovicille, Italy, hosting 100 to 100 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Florence Peretola (FLR), ~1 h 15 by car. Best months: April, June, July, August.
Villa Cetinale in Sovicille, open April–August.
The most editorial villa in Tuscany, completed in 1680 for Cardinal Flavio Chigi, nephew of Pope Alexander VII, to a design by Carlo Fontana, Bernini’s pupil.
Architectural Digest has called it the most beautiful villa in Tuscany; Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi married here in 2024.
Lord Antony Lambton bought it derelict in 1978 and restored it into the English-eccentric-aristocratic house the design press has loved ever since.
Princess Margaret and Prince Charles were guests, and the Lambton family still runs it.
Beautiful wedding location. So happy to be able to have been a part of this wedding !
4 our own notes.
Baroque villa (1680) by Carlo Fontana for Cardinal Chigi
Millie Bobby Brown’s 2024 wedding; AD’s “most beautiful villa in Tuscany”
Thebaid holy wood, 300-step hermitage climb, seven chapels
Exclusive week-long rentals (Fri–Fri); max 100 event guests
Best held in April, June, July.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Villa Cetinale.
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.
- 17:00Week begins, house settles in, planners build
- 19:30Welcome dinner on the lemon terrace
- 17:00Ceremony in the baroque gardens, dinner in the Limonaia
Things worth knowing.
FLR · ~1 h 15 by car
Guests fly into Florence Peretola. Our team arranges every transfer.
€120,000
Figures are from a 2027 planner guide, not the estate’s rate card. High season requires the full-week rental. Verify with booking@villacetinale.com.
€3,000
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
€250–350 / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
€27,000 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
April – August
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 venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Villa Cetinale host?+
The villa caps events at 100 guests: garden ceremonies up to 100, indoor Limonaia dinners around 80, and chapel ceremonies up to 30. About 48 guests sleep on-site across the main villa (25 adults + 3 children) and the farmhouses La Cerbaia, Casa Fabbri and Casa Stella.
What does a Villa Cetinale wedding cost?+
Planner-reported 2027 figures: weekly rental from €27,000 (low season) to €62,000 (June–August), plus mandatory event fees of €3,000 (≤25 guests), €7,500 (≤75) or €10,500 (76–100). Catering runs €250–350 per person through external caterers. Treat as indicative and verify with the estate.
Does Villa Cetinale have a wedding coordinator?+
No in-house coordinator, the estate manager recommends trusted local planners, and most couples bring their own. The mandatory week-long rental means your team has real setup time.
Where was Millie Bobby Brown’s wedding?+
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi held their 2024 wedding celebration at Villa Cetinale, one of several high-profile weddings and editorials (including a Rizzoli monograph) that have made the villa the most photographed wedding house in Tuscany.
Hold dates at Villa Cetinale.
A note to us 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.