Castello di Rossino hosts conferences, seminars, team-building days, business lunches and dinners, and weddings in a 13th-century castle above Calolziocorte, in the province of Lecco. Its gardens look over the southern branch of Lake Como and the Val San Martino. The castle does not publish a headcount, but says it can receive hundreds of wedding guests, and its heated halls are in use all year.
Seminars and company events
For conferences, the two large twin halls on the upper floors, Manzoni and Benaglio, are set theatre style, with a reception desk and a cloakroom. On the ground floor, the Sala della Rosa, with its stone floor, takes coffee breaks and buffet lunches. Every hall has a business point and wireless internet, and screens, projectors, stage platforms, a podium and audio and video systems are available on request. From March to October, refreshments can be served outdoors in the gardens. For team building, the park lends itself to sports and creative games, role play, treasure hunts and cooking classes, over a few hours, a full day, or a full day with an overnight stay nearby. Halls and gardens can also be reserved exclusively for business lunches and dinners, and wireless coverage extends to the gardens and courtyard.
Weddings and receptions
In summer, receptions take place in the panoramic gardens; in winter, in the restored and heated halls. Catholic ceremonies are held at the church of San Lorenzo Martire, about 50 meters from the castle. The village of Rossino has two churches, the older one with 15th-century frescoes. Religious ceremonies can also take place at the castle for denominations that allow it, along with symbolic rites. The castle's events team, Good Mood Eventi, plans the day, including decor, sound, catering and the ceremony.
Rooms and capacities
The named spaces are the Manzoni and Benaglio halls on the upper floors, the Sala della Rosa on the ground floor and the Sala della Volta below the tower suite, plus the gardens and the courtyard. Capacities are given on request.
Accommodation
The Suite della Torre occupies the upper floors of a tower above the Sala della Volta. It has a living room and two bedrooms, one with a canopy bed on the fourth and top floor. It is offered mainly to couples for their wedding night. Groups stay in hotels nearby.
Catering
The castle has its own professional kitchen in a glass-house structure open to view, and dishes are prepared on site. The team helps choose the menu and plans the table setting.
History and setting
The castle stands on a promontory at the foot of Monte Resegone. The Benaglio family, lords of the Val San Martino, built it as one of their strongholds; the Rota family held it later, and it became a center for the wool and silk trade and for local tax collection. It had six towers, five of which remain, and one was turned into a manor house in the 19th century. A conservative restoration has made the buildings usable while keeping their character. The castle links itself to Manzoni's novel The Betrothed, which it says set the home of the Innominato here.
Getting there
The castle is at Via Castello 4, Rossino di Calolziocorte, about 7 km from Lecco, 26 km from Bergamo and 30 km from Como. A large car park sits inside the grounds.
