Villa del Vecchio Pozzo is a seventeenth-century villa in Posillipo, Naples, that hires out its rooms and gardens for weddings, receptions, company dinners, conferences and meetings. It has an indoor hall, a glass-fronted gazebo, a terrace patio, an Italian garden and a lemon pergola, and it can be taken for a single event.
Seminars and company events
The villa offers conferences and meetings in its indoor hall or on the green terrace. Free Wi-Fi and basic technical equipment are provided for work sessions. For companies it also offers dinners and parties built around a theme that fits the firm's values, or relaxed team-building dinners. The official site gives no seated capacity, so ask for the figure that matches your format before shortlisting the place for a large group.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the villa's main activity. The indoor hall opens through large windows onto the garden and is dressed differently for each event. The outdoor gazebo works for summer ceremonies and as a winter garden. Civil ceremonies can take place outdoors, and the villa mentions the lemon pergola, whose hand-decorated ceramic table serves as the altar for summer weddings. The garden carries the evening, from the welcome aperitif to the cake cutting and the after-dinner party. Themed decoration, special effects, a wedding cake service and live music accompaniment are listed.
The same rooms host christenings, first communions, anniversaries, birthdays and graduation parties.
Rooms and capacities
The site presents eight areas: the indoor hall, the outdoor hall under the gazebo, the garden, the lemon pergola, the terrace patio, the open kitchen, the entrance with the old well that gives the villa its name, and a relaxation area. The enquiry form asks whether you want exclusive use of the property, lunch or dinner, and themed decoration. No area has a published guest count.
Catering
The site mentions an open kitchen and says menus are sent on request for company events. It does not say whether the caterer is in-house or chosen by the organizer, so ask this first.
History and setting
The villa dates to the seventeenth century and was a place where the Neapolitan aristocracy practiced the art of receiving. The restoration kept the spirit of the interiors and the garden. It sits in Posillipo, the residential hill on the western side of the bay of Naples, at Viale Virgilio 3.
Getting there
The address is Viale Virgilio 3, 80123 Naples. The site does not describe parking or transport links, so ask for access details and parking for coaches or private cars when you book. Phone: +39 081 769 1033 or +39 351 106 6494.
