Borgo Sant'Ambrogio hosts weddings and private celebrations for groups of up to about 150 guests, with exclusive use of a restored former convent, 22 suites and rooms and a restaurant seating 120. The estate lies near Trequanda in southern Tuscany, between the Val di Chiana and the Val d'Orcia, on about 800 hectares of protected land.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the main event business. The resort is offered in exclusive use, and the team plans each event with the couple from the first visit to the day itself. Ceremonies can be civil, Catholic or symbolic, held in the park, in the halls or in the small private chapel, an old building suited to intimate ceremonies. Receptions use the lawns, the infinity pool that overlooks the reserve, and the vaulted restaurant. The enquiry form covers guest numbers from 10 to 150, and weddings require a minimum stay of two nights. The team also arranges music, lighting, entertainment, fireworks, children's activities, set-up, transfers with drivers and vintage cars.
Rooms and capacities
The restaurant, under rib vaults lit by torches, seats up to 120 people. A conference room with many windows is bright and is used for various types of events, such as a welcome briefing or a rehearsal dinner. The chapel holds small ceremonies. Large green spaces and the pool area serve as outdoor settings for aperitifs and dinners.
Accommodation
The borgo has 11 suites and 11 rooms, each named after an olive variety grown on the farm. Categories run from superior and deluxe rooms with views toward Pienza and the Val d'Orcia to junior suites with a living room and larger suites for families. All have large windows over the woods and the reserve, and the junior suites come with air conditioning, a refrigerator and wifi.
Catering
Menus are designed for each event by professionals rooted in the area, with Roland's as catering and banqueting partner. The certified organic farm on the estate produces cereals, cheese, timber, truffles and more than 3,000 liters of olive oil a year, which can find its way onto the wedding menu.
History and setting
The oldest part of the buildings dates from the 17th century. In the 18th century the complex was a convent of nuns dedicated to Saint Ambrose of Milan, which gives the borgo its name. The two wings, the farmhouse, the restaurant and the meeting room were added in the early 20th century, and 19th-century frescoes survive in the interiors, with older layers found beneath them. In 1971 the property passed from the Contucci family to Ranieri and Maria Teresa Apollonj Ghetti, whose heirs still run it. The land covers about 800 hectares inside a wildlife reserve, including 125 hectares of holm oak and oak woods, 10 hectares of truffle grounds and 60 hectares of organic farmland, bounded by the Trove and Tuoma streams. Roe deer, pheasants and hares live on the estate.
Getting there
Pienza and Montepulciano are a short drive away. Florence airport is about 1 h 30 by car and Rome Fiumicino about 2 h 30. The nearest station with regular trains is Chiusi-Chianciano Terme. The resort runs transfers and works with qualified driver services.
