Villa Gaia Gandini in Robecco sul Naviglio, near Milan, is hired for the whole day for company parties, gala dinners, business meetings and weddings. The site states a courtyard with about 250 seats, six multipurpose indoor rooms, a terrace on the canal and parking for about 40 cars.
Seminars and company events
The owners offer the villa for corporate events and business meetings. The six indoor rooms are multifunctional, so one event can combine working sessions with quieter areas for breaks. Gala dinners are held in the historic reception rooms, which keep period furnishings. Exclusive use for the entire day means no other group shares the house.
The villa has no exclusive agreements with suppliers. You can bring your own caterer, florist, technician or decorator, and the team will suggest partners if you want recommendations.
Weddings and receptions
The villa is authorized to celebrate civil weddings and unions with legal value, and it also hosts symbolic ceremonies. Couples can choose between the indoor rooms and the park for the ceremony and for the reception that follows. A landing stage at the foot of the terrace steps allows guests, or the couple, to arrive by boat on the Naviglio Grande. In the evening, torches light the main courtyard.
Rooms and capacities
The site lists a furnishable courtyard with about 250 seats, six multipurpose interior rooms and a terrace along the Naviglio. The park has tree-lined paths and old statues. The first floor, the piano nobile, is richly furnished. Room-by-room capacities are not published, so ask for floor plans and layouts when you send your request.
Catering
Because the villa has no supplier exclusivity, catering is your choice. Confirm kitchen access and service times with the team.
History and setting
The villa is one of the oldest buildings along the Milan canals, described by its owners as one of the first Lombard houses with a villa character. They date it to the fourteenth century as a country retreat for nobles, with the present architecture going back to the second half of the fifteenth century. At the end of the fifteenth century it was used as a hunting residence by Ludovico il Moro, which gave it the name Gaia. The Borromeo, Visconti-Borromeo, Confalonieri and Biglia families owned it. Count Vitaliano Borromeo later enlarged it. Today it belongs to the d'Adamo-Gandini family.
It stands on the right bank of the Naviglio Grande, near the old pedestrian bridge in the historic center of Robecco sul Naviglio. The interiors include a grand staircase and decoration in grisaille and late Baroque style.
Getting there
The address is Via Matteotti 26, Robecco sul Naviglio, in the Milan metropolitan area. A car park inside the grounds holds about 40 cars, and boats can dock at the villa.
