Castello di Velona can host a residential seminar of up to 70 people in plenary, a company retreat with full buyout of the property, or a wedding of up to 250 guests on its terraces. The hotel occupies a hilltop castle in the Montalcino area of southern Tuscany, near Castelnuovo dell'Abate, with 45 suites, a thermal spa and its own wine estate.
Seminars and company events
The main working room is the Barrique Meeting Room: 91 square meters with daylight and seating for up to 70. It comes with a built-in screen, a projector, sound amplification and Wi-Fi. Two further rooms can be set up for parallel sessions, which suits a program that alternates plenary meetings and workshops.
Groups that want the castle to themselves can reserve the whole property. Meals move between the restaurants: working lunches, a gala dinner or a relaxed evening. The resort proposes activities that fit an incentive or team program: cooking classes and kitchen challenges, truffle hunting, vertical tastings in the cellar, vineyard tours, Vespa rides through nearby villages, the grape harvest in autumn and evenings around the fire. A helipad on site allows fast transfers.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the business. Civil and symbolic ceremonies take place on five panoramic terraces facing the Val d'Orcia, for up to 250 guests. A smaller ceremony can be held on the terrace of the Pool Terrace Suite. Religious weddings are not celebrated on site; the Abbey of Sant'Antimo is about five minutes away.
Receptions use the gardens, the terraces and the historic halls, with long imperial tables and dinners outdoors in summer. Couples can book the castle as a weekend buyout, from the welcome dinner to the farewell brunch, and the team coordinates florists, hair and makeup, live music, photographers and videographers. The couple spends the first night in the Villa in the Castle.
Rooms and capacities
The Barrique Meeting Room seats 70. The terraces take up to 250 guests for a ceremony. The website does not publish capacities for individual banquet spaces, so the seated dinner count should be confirmed with the events team.
Accommodation
There are 45 suites in seven categories, from junior suites to a suite with a panoramic terrace and private pool and a three-bedroom suite. A seminar group can stay entirely on site; for a wedding of 250, part of the guests will sleep in nearby towns.
Catering
Food is handled in-house. The resort counts three restaurants, including Settimo Senso and Dolce Vita by the pool. Wedding menus are built with the castle's chefs and paired with wines from the estate, and the wedding cake is part of the service.
History and setting
The castle is about a thousand years old and stands on a hill surrounded by the estate's vineyards, olive groves and woods. Below lies the Val d'Orcia, listed by UNESCO. The Olispa covers more than 1,500 square meters, with thermal pools fed by a natural spring under the estate, a sauna, steam baths, sensory showers and treatment rooms, which a group can add to its program.
Getting there
The address is Località La Velona, Montalcino, in the province of Siena. The website gives no road or rail directions; organisers usually plan coach or car transfers from the airports of Florence or Rome, and the helipad serves faster arrivals.
