Villa di Loro hosts weddings, private receptions and corporate events for up to 170 guests in a villa that dates to the fifteenth century, near Empoli in the Florentine Chianti hills. Ceremonies, dinners and dancing can be spread across three dining rooms, a main hall, the former stables, a terrace and an Italian garden.
Seminars and company events
The villa invites organizers to hold private or corporate events at the property, set among vineyards and olive groves. The official pages describe ceremony, aperitif, dinner and ball areas and do not list meeting equipment, so a company event here suits a dinner, a reception or a celebration rather than a technical conference. The stables are also presented for private parties and tastings.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the villa's core offer. Ceremonies and receptions can take place inside the villa, in the stables, on the terrace and in the surrounding Italian garden. The site mentions large areas for the ceremony, the aperitif, the dinner and the dance, with quality furniture, outdoor lounges and accessories to build small sitting corners. Civil ceremonies have their own page. On the wedding night the couple can stay in the villa's bridal suite.
Rooms and capacities
The villa takes up to 170 guests. The rooms named on the official site are:
The Main Hall, entered through a hand-painted coffered ceiling and a large chandelier. The Francesco Redi Dining Room, with wide arches and eighteenth-century frescoes, used for dinner, dancing or an indoor ceremony. The Limbania De Plaisant Dining Room, next to it, with a coffered ceiling and a stone fireplace, opening to the park, the hall and the next room. The Vincenzo Viviani Dining Room, large and bright, overlooking the garden and the sunset over the hills.
Accommodation
The Bridal Suite covers more than 100 square meters and includes a fully frescoed breakfast room, two sitting rooms, a bathroom with colored lighting and a bedroom with an alcove. The site also says guests can stay in the villa for a few extra days. It does not give the total number of bedrooms.
Catering
The official pages do not say whether catering is supplied by the villa or chosen by the organizer. Ask this when you request a date.
History and setting
The villa dates back to the fifteenth century and belongs to the Fabbrizzi family. It stands on the second hill on the left when driving from Empoli toward Montespertoli, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. The Viviani room recalls Vincenzo Viviani, a Florentine mathematician and pupil of Galileo who was one of the villa's owners. The estate also includes a church, a park, a farm and the Avenue of the Column.
Getting there
The address is Via di Montaioncino 7, 50053 Empoli (Florence). The villa is on the road from Empoli toward Montespertoli. For enquiries, call +39 333 794 3843 (Alessio), +39 338 248 5779 (Cristina) or +39 335 650 8199 (Claudio), or write to villadiloro@gmail.com.
