Castello di Villanova hosts congresses, conferences, training courses, management meetings, gala dinners and weddings, with indoor halls that seat up to 200 guests. The castle dates from the Renaissance, has been fully restored and stands in a century-old park of rare plants at Località Le Maschere, in Barberino di Mugello, in the province of Florence.
Seminars and company events
The castle markets itself directly to companies. Its indoor halls are offered for congresses, conferences, workshops, training courses, institutional presentations and meetings with clients or partners. Smaller private rooms serve confidential meetings, management sessions and strategy work, and one of them is set up as a compact conference room with rows of chairs, a projection screen and a presentation station. The layout of each hall is adapted to the event. Indoor and outdoor spaces can be combined in a single program: sessions inside, then breaks, networking and team building in the gardens. The park, the large forecourt in front of the villa and other green areas are also proposed for outdoor conventions and receptions. Room-by-room capacities and technical equipment lists are not published, so a seminar brief should go to the team with the expected number and format.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a main use. The castle hosts both religious and civil ceremonies, and symbolic ceremonies can take place outdoors in the park. Receptions use the large furnished halls, which can be set for a seated dinner, a gala evening or a dance party, with aperitifs on the terraces or in the park at sunset. The team customizes decor, lighting, table plans and themes, coordinates outside suppliers, and follows the couple from the first visit to the day itself.
Rooms and capacities
The indoor halls seat up to 200 people. One is described with exposed beams and a stone architrave. Outside, the castle offers Renaissance loggias on the facade, an inner courtyard, panoramic terraces, a tree-lined entrance drive, a historic staircase and a forecourt with a view, used for photographs and outdoor events. The halls are not named individually on the website.
Accommodation
The website does not describe bedrooms in the castle. It links to a separate hotel booking site for overnight stays, so organisers should ask where guests will sleep before confirming a residential seminar or a destination wedding.
Catering
Catering is handled by the castle's own professional chefs, who design the menu with the client. The cooking follows Tuscan tradition with modern touches and works with food allergies, intolerances and personal preferences. The company behind the castle also lists catering and mass catering among its services.
History and setting
The castle goes back to the Renaissance and keeps its loggias and its inner courtyard. Its park, planted with rare species, surrounds the building. Besides events, the castle is rented for film, advertising and photo shoots, which shows how much of its historic setting is preserved inside and out.
Getting there
Barberino di Mugello lies north of Florence in the Mugello valley, on the A1 motorway between Florence and Bologna. Florence airport and Florence Santa Maria Novella station are the nearest hubs for groups arriving from abroad.
