A sixteenth-century villa with a three-level garden full of fountains and waterfalls. The old stables were once said to be more beautiful than those of Versailles. Now you can simply dine there with about 150 guests. Larger party? Then take a seat in the limonaia, the old lemon house. Versailles, eat your heart out.

Villa Oliva

A seventeenth-century villa in a medieval village, exactly between Pisa and Florence. In the Italian garden stands a small Neo-Gothic chapel that is still consecrated, so a church ceremony can also be held here. Your guests sleep in the old farmhouse, which now houses apartments, and there is a swimming pool with a Jacuzzi. Small, personal, and delightfully Tuscan.

Borgo Bucciano

One of the last Medici villas still in private ownership. The halls were painted with frescoes between 1630 and 1634, and from the garden you look out over the hills of Chianti. And all this just seven kilometers from the center of Florence. They have been organizing weddings here since 1966, so they know what they are doing. Renaissance romance, but with a dance floor.

Villa Corsini

In the thirteenth century this was a watchtower; now it is one of the most beautiful villas in the hills above Florence. You overlook the Apennines, and inside there is room for about 220 guests. Frescoes, balconies, and gardens full of cypress trees complete the picture. They used to stand guard here; now your guests won't take their eyes off you.

Villa of Striano

This villa was renovated in 1768 in honor of a wedding. A wedding venue could not have a more romantic start. The same family has lived here since 1527 and makes its own wine. The garden, with an open-air theater of laurel hedges, is protected as a national monument. Do you recognize it, perhaps? Bernardo Bertolucci shot parts of the film here. Stealing BeautyLights, camera, yes I want!

Villa di Geggiano

A hamlet of old stone buildings nestled among cypress and oak trees, close to San Gimignano. You rent the entire borgo for a minimum of three nights, and about forty guests stay on the grounds themselves. You fill the days leading up to the wedding with a pizza party or a barbecue by the pool. Is it raining? Then a barn is ready. A week in Tuscany with your loved ones; it doesn't get any better than this.

Ancient Borgo San Lorenzo

A castle with turrets, a loggia with stone columns, and a driveway lined with cypresses. It has been in the hands of the same family since the beginning of the nineteenth century. There are twelve bedrooms for about 24 guests, and a covered limonaia in case the weather is bad. Room for up to 100 guests. A castle all to yourself, finally.

Castle of Galbino

Strictly speaking not Tuscany, but this villa could not be left out. Count Alessandro Pianciani had it built in the late eighteenth century to celebrate his marriage. From the hilltop, you have a 360-degree view of the valley, and the garden even features a secret garden. Here, too, it all started with a wedding. What an omen.

Villa Pianciani