Villa Castellina hosts weddings, gala dinners, business events, team-building days, presentations, exhibitions and concerts, with garden seating for up to 400 guests. The villa is an 18th-century Baroque residence in the hamlet of Castellina, part of Soragna in the province of Parma, owned and run by the Pedroni family. It is hired by one event at a time, for the whole day.
Seminars and company events
The villa lists business events, meetings, presentations and team building alongside private celebrations. Wi-Fi covers the house, a cloakroom service is provided, and an illuminated car park holds about 200 cars. Every indoor room has heating and air conditioning, so the frescoed hall and the attic can be used in any season for a presentation or a working session, while the gardens take a seated dinner for a larger group. Because there is only one event per day, a company has the house and grounds to itself. Exhibitions and presentations use the main hall and the attic, and concerts are held in the gardens.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the main activity. Two small churches stand near the villa, and the gardens serve for receptions and seated dinners. Garden lighting can be electric or by candles and lanterns, a music system covers the indoor and outdoor areas, and an area is set aside for fireworks. Partner florists supply fresh flowers and plants. The villa also hosts christenings, confirmations, first communions, birthdays and anniversaries. Indoor and outdoor spaces can be used at different moments of the day, depending on the season and the weather, and restrooms are cleaned throughout the event.
Rooms and capacities
The front garden seats up to 400 guests and the rear garden up to 200. Both are Italian-style gardens enclosed by the perimeter wall; the main one is laid out in four sections by two hedged avenues that meet at a central fountain. A fixed, paved marquee seats 150 and gives cover in case of summer storms. Inside, the piano nobile has a central hall with frescoed walls and ceiling and a Murano glass chandelier, with four smaller rooms opening off it. The attic is a single open space under four wooden roof trusses, and the semi-basement tavern, with vaulted ceilings, serves for aperitifs, tastings, a cocktail bar and late dancing. The villa does not publish indoor capacities.
Catering
Receptions are served only by selected catering companies, which work from the villa's own kitchens. Organizers choose a caterer from that list and set the menu directly with them.
History and setting
The villa dates from the 18th century and takes its name from the locality where it was built. It has a square plan with entrances at the front and the back. The main facade rises three floors: a terracotta staircase decorated with pinecones leads up to a frescoed loggia of three round arches on pillars, with regular rectangular windows above and small openings with rounded corners at the top. The villa stands in open countryside on the Parma plain.
Getting there
The address is Via Santa Maria 22, Frazione Castellina, Soragna. The A1 motorway exit at Fidenza is a short drive away, Fidenza station on the Milan to Bologna line is the nearest main station, and Parma airport is the closest airport.
