Seminars and company events
Castello del Catajo takes business meetings, congresses, business breakfasts and receptions for up to 200 seated guests in its frescoed halls and 250 on its panoramic terrace. The castle rises at Battaglia Terme, at the foot of the Euganean Hills, south of Padua in the Veneto.
The main frescoed hall seats 140 in theatre rows for a conference, and the six connected halls of the noble floor allow a plenary followed by lunch or a reception without leaving the floor. On request, the castle provides a projection screen, table and lapel microphones, a sound system with speakers, a technician, a photographer, guided tours of the castle, a cloakroom and supervised parking. The car park holds 150 cars, which helps for a day meeting with guests arriving by road. Each event is hosted with the castle reserved for it alone.
Weddings and receptions
Civil ceremonies take place on the lawn of the historic garden. Receptions range from a cocktail on the terrace to a seated dinner in the frescoed halls, and the castle also hosts birthdays, christenings and private parties. Marquees can be set up in the garden for larger plans or as cover for the dinner. Music or a DJ, a photographer, a babysitter, a cloakroom and parking supervision can be arranged on request, and the castle refers couples to a lighting supplier.
Rooms and capacities
The noble floor holds six frescoed halls that open onto one another, for 200 seated in all. The largest hall seats 120 for a dinner or 140 in theatre rows. The panoramic terrace on the same floor covers 500 square meters and looks over the Euganean Hills, with a capacity of 250 people. Outside, the historic garden spreads over 14,000 square meters among monumental trees, and the Cortile di Beatrice adds a courtyard of 200 square meters for drinks or a smaller gathering.
Catering
The castle refers organisers to a reference caterer it works with for weddings and receptions, and lists catering as a service on request for company events. Ask which caterer is proposed and whether another can be chosen when you request a quote.
History and setting
Pio Enea I degli Obizzi planned the palace with the architect Andrea Da Valle, on a site where a first house stood by 1516. The main body, Castel Vecchio, went up in three years, between 1570 and 1573. In 1571 he commissioned Giovanni Battista Zelotti, a pupil of Paolo Veronese, to paint the deeds of the Obizzi family on the walls. When the line ended in 1803, the castle passed to the heirs of the House of Este, and in 1816 to Francesco IV of Habsburg-Este, Duke of Modena. The north wing, Castel Nuovo, was built for an imperial visit in 1838. Archduke Franz Ferdinand inherited the estate in 1875 and moved its collections to Vienna and Konopiště. The Italian state took it after the First World War, the Dalla Francesca family bought it in 1929, and restoration began in 2016 under private ownership. The castle counts about 350 rooms on some 40 hectares.
Getting there
The address is Via Catajo 1, Battaglia Terme, in the province of Padua. Battaglia Terme has a railway station on the line between Padua and Bologna, and Venice Marco Polo is the nearest major airport.
