Castello di Bevilacqua hosts conferences, company dinners, team building and weddings, with eight meeting rooms that seat from 15 to 250 people and a hanging garden for receptions of up to 300 guests. The castle stands in Bevilacqua, in the province of Verona, on the plain between Verona, Vicenza, Padua and Rovigo, close to the walled town of Montagnana.
Seminars and company events
The castle sells business events of several kinds: conferences, training days, company meetings, themed parties, team building and business dinners up to gala receptions. Its rooms are described as multipurpose, soundproofed, bright and fitted with current presentation technology. The largest, Sala Troni, seats 250 theatre-style and can be divided in two so that two sessions run at the same time. Smaller rooms such as Sala Amanuense, under a brick barrel vault, suit board meetings and workshops for 15 to 40 people. The venue states an overall capacity of up to 800 people for events across the property.
Weddings and receptions
Civil weddings and civil unions with legal value can be celebrated at the castle under an authorization from the Comune di Bevilacqua. Receptions use the air-conditioned frescoed halls in any season, or the Giardino Pensile, a hanging garden laid out in 1500 that takes up to 300 guests and has an indoor fallback in case of rain. A second garden, the Giardino dei Frutti, gives a quieter corner for photos. The castle also hosts christenings, communions, birthdays, graduations and retirement parties.
Rooms and capacities
Sala Troni measures 27 by 8.5 m: 250 theatre, 170 banquet, 250 cocktail, 80 classroom, 50 in a U-shape. Sala Ghironde, 25 by 6 m with wooden beams and wide windows, holds 100 theatre, 130 banquet and 120 cocktail. Sala Feste seats 100 at banquet in 18.5 by 6 m with large windows, and Sala Rosa seats 65. Sala della Musica and Sala degli Affreschi each take 30 theatre-style or 40 for a cocktail, Sala Amanuense 35 theatre or 40 at banquet, and Sala dei Poeti 15 theatre or 20 standing.
Accommodation
The castle runs a four-star hotel with seven suites, suited to speakers, a board or a wedding couple. The private car park has charging points for electric cars.
Catering
Food comes from the castle's own kitchen. The chefs build menus for each event, with vegetarian, vegan, allergy and intolerance options. The castle restaurant, All'Antica Ala, is open to the public and serves Veneto cooking with local products such as Veneto Berico-Euganeo prosciutto. The team also caters events held elsewhere.
History and setting
The castle dates from the 14th century and is more than 700 years old. Several rooms keep the memory of the Bevilacqua family. Sala della Musica is named after the piano that Duchess Felicita Bevilacqua (1822 to 1899) played there, under an 18th-century vault. Sala dei Poeti, once the family dining room, takes its name from Ippolito III Bevilacqua, who wrote poetry in it. Guided tours cover the frescoed halls, the hanging garden and the torture room.
Getting there
The address is Via Roma 50, Bevilacqua, in the province of Verona, a short drive from Montagnana. The castle has its own car park for guests.
