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Wedding venues in Liguria

Villa Durazzo
Historic house · Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy
20–150 guests11 event spaces
Eleven rooms and terraces for up to 150 guests in a 17th-century villa with a three-hectare park over the Gulf of Tigullio
Castello dei Doria
Castle · Dolceacqua, Italy
Up to 100 guests3 event spaces
Medieval castle in Dolceacqua with a 100-seat conference hall, a catering kitchen and wedding hire
Villa Faraggiana
Historic house · Albissola Marina, Italy
Up to 150 guests3 event spaces
Banquets for about 150 in a frescoed baroque gallery, meetings and civil weddings in an 18th-century villa on the Ligurian coast
Castello Canevaro
Castle · Zoagli, Italy
200–300 guests4 event spaces
Castle on a sea promontory in Zoagli: gardens for 200 seated or 300 at a buffet, halls for 130 and suites on site
Loano 2 Village
Hotel · Loano, Italy
20–500 guests12 event spaces363 rooms to stay
A 450-seat plenary hall, six meeting rooms, banquets for 500 and 363 rooms in 4 hectares of gardens on the Ligurian Riviera
Grand Hotel Villa Balbi
Hotel · Sestri Levante, Italy
16–80 guests4 event spaces105 rooms to stay
Four meeting rooms for up to 80 people and 105 bedrooms in a seventeenth-century villa on the seafront of Sestri Levante
Royal Hotel Sanremo
Hotel · Sanremo, Italy
Up to 300 guests7 event spaces
Seven meeting rooms for 8 to 300 guests facing a seafront park, a Gio Ponti pool and a hotel open since 1872 on the Riviera
Splendido
Hotel · Portofino, Italy
Capacity on request
A sixteenth-century Benedictine monastery above Portofino harbor, a hotel since 1901 and the address Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton used in the 1960s.
Villa Cambiaso
Historic house · Savona, Italy
100–200 guests5 event spaces
Frescoed rooms, a consecrated family chapel and a park of over 2,000 m² for 100+ guests indoors and 200+ outdoors in Savona

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9 venues in Liguria host weddings, ordered by renown and by how fully each is documented. Of those that publish a capacity, the largest, Loano 2 Village, hosts up to 500 guests. 8 of them list their event spaces by name. Each page has the key facts and a request form for the events team.

Meeting and event venues in Liguria

Planning a wedding in Liguria

Liguria is the Italian Riviera: a narrow strip of coast between the mountains and the sea, with Portofino, the Cinque Terre and the old resorts of the Riviera di Ponente. Couples come for villas with terraced gardens, terraces above small harbours and a mild climate, with Genoa and the French Riviera close by.

When to marry

May, June and September are the favoured months, and the mild coastal climate often stretches the season into October. July and August are the busiest months around Portofino and the Cinque Terre, with crowds and full hotels. Some seaside venues open only from spring to autumn.

Getting guests there

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo is the region’s airport, with Nice Côte d’Azur convenient for the Riviera di Ponente and Pisa for La Spezia and the Cinque Terre; Milan’s airports are another option. Trains run along the coast from Genoa towards France and Tuscany. Roads to Portofino and the Cinque Terre are narrow and parking is scarce, so plan shuttles, trains or boats.

Villas, castles and seaside hotels

Villas with terraced gardens above the sea around Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure and Rapallo, castles and watchtowers on the headlands, and Belle Époque grand hotels in Sanremo and along the Ponente. Genoa adds the palazzi of its old merchant families. Space is tight on this steep coast, which suits weddings of moderate size.

Marrying as foreigners

Foreigners can marry civilly in Italy with a certificate of no impediment (nulla osta) and sworn translations, arranged with the comune. Several Ligurian towns hold ceremonies in historic rooms, and some authorise venues by the sea; practices vary from one comune to the next. A symbolic ceremony on a terrace is a common choice.

Questions and answers

Which venues in Liguria can host 100 guests or more?

7 of the 9 venues publish a capacity of 100 guests or more: Villa Durazzo, Castello dei Doria, Villa Faraggiana, Castello Canevaro, Loano 2 Village, Royal Hotel Sanremo, and 1 more.

Which venues in Liguria have rooms for guests to stay?

4 of the 9 venues are hotels; the largest, Loano 2 Village, has 363 rooms. For the others, ask the events team about accommodation on site or nearby.

What kinds of venues are listed in Liguria?

4 hotels, 3 historic houses, and 2 castles.

How are these venues chosen and ordered?

By documented renown first, then by how fully each venue is documented (photographs, rooms, capacities), never by payment: venues do not pay to appear and the guide takes no commission. How we select venues.

Where to get married in Liguria?

Around Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure and Rapallo for a villa or a hotel above the sea, near the Cinque Terre for a small wedding in a village setting, and on the Riviera di Ponente, around Sanremo, for grand seaside hotels. Genoa suits a city wedding in a palazzo.

Can you get married in Portofino?

Yes. Foreign couples can marry civilly in Italy with a nulla osta and sworn translations, or hold a symbolic ceremony at a villa or hotel. Space and road access around Portofino are limited, so plan guest transport and confirm the ceremony location early.

When is the best time for a wedding in Liguria?

May, June and September, with October often still mild by the sea. July and August are the most crowded months on the coast, with heavy traffic around Portofino and the Cinque Terre. In winter, some seaside venues close.

List updated on November 10, 2026.