Our Favorite Italian Destination For a 2024 Summer Wedding

Have you always dreamed of a summer wedding in Italy? Are you newly engaged and thinking about planning your fairy-tale destination wedding? Now is the time to stop dreaming and start planning! You’ve got just the right amount of time left to plan for a summer wedding in Tuscany or Florence. Let us help you narrow down the venue and help you coordinate the details including travel planning for you and your guests!

We’ve curated an incredible collection of some of the best countryside destination wedding venues in Tuscany and Florence. Think castles, villas, and private estates — which are now small hotels — all with amazing views of the picturesque Tuscan countryside. They’re romantic, iconic, and truly magical. And most importantly, we’ll help you make the right connections to each property as well as wedding planners. They will work with you to design and plan events from rustic to elegant, ensuring a destination wedding your guests will talk about for many years to come.

Additionally, as a Virtuoso Travel Agency, we can book hotel room blocks, arrange ground transportation, and coordinate and book excursions to create fabulous events anywhere in the world, not just in Italy.

Here are our picks for summer destination weddings in Italy! We’ve included some quick facts about each property. You can click through to the venue page on Wedaways.com to learn more about each special place.

Villa Cora – Florence

A sumptuous villa boosting with Italian class and elegance with its lavish furniture, manicured greenery and shining chandeliers. Feel like an European prince or princess getting married in this beyond-dreamy wedding venue. Venue spaces include the Mirror Room, the Cards Room, the White Room and the Moorish Room. Whatever room you decide to tie the knot (or celebrate the tying of the knot) in, the royal-feel is everpresent in these whimsical Renaissance-inspired spaces.

Key Facts: up to 100 guest capacity • 5+ venue spaces • 44 rooms • sleeps 90

Il Borro – Tuscany

This renowned property from the iconic Ferragamo family (yes, those shoes!) sits  in an authentic medieval Italian village with artisan shops, private villas, and the main hotel.

Key Facts: up to 300 guest capacity • church on property • 5+ venue spaces • 79 rooms • sleeps 191

Castello di Velona – Tuscany

This 10th-century restored castle is now a Grand resort in the heart of Tuscany with its own thermal spa and hot springs as well as magnificent 360-degree panoramic views! We guarantee your guests will want to extend their stay here because it is an amazing home base from which to explore Tuscany before or after your summer wedding.

Key Facts: up to 200 guest capacity • 4 venue spaces • 44 rooms • sleeps 96 • buyout required

Castello di Vicarrello — Tuscany

Perfect for a buyout so the entire venue is all yours, this is a luxurious Mediterranean retreat with stunning views. They offer cooking classes as an added activity for guests.

Key Facts:  up to 200 guest capacity • 7 rooms • sleeps 14 • buyout required

Borgo San Felice – Tuscany

The picturesque setting of this Tuscan wedding property in Siena, Italy, encompasses the whole medieval Borgo (hamlet), including a wedding chapel, and a small square. There are spectacular views of the rolling hills of Chianti.

Key Facts: up to 200 guest capacity • chapel on property • 11 venue spaces • 30 rooms and 30 suites • sleeps  75 • buyout suggested

Villa La Massa – Florence

Majestically sitting in the banks of the Arno River, this stunning 13th century aristocratic home is the perfect backdrop for a classy Tuscan summer wedding. Let your guests be hypnotized by the music of the calm running waters and the dreamscapes of the vibrant olive groves and vineyards. The amber-hued country house captures Italian charm to perfection!

Key Facts: up to 100 guest capacity • consegrated chapel on property • gazebo • 4 venue spaces • 51 rooms • sleeps 110

Hotel Le Fontanelle – Tuscany

This property is like a dream with panoramic views of Chianti that make it wonderful for couples who want an outdoor ceremony and reception. It’s an ideal spot for an intimate summer wedding of approximately 30 to 60 guests.

Key Facts: up to 70 guest capacity • 3 venue spaces • 25 rooms • sleeps 60 • buyout suggested

Relais Il Falconiere – Tuscany

A world-renowned country house hotel, part of the exclusive Relais & Châteaux group. The property is located in Cortona (Under the Tuscan Sun) and features stunning vineyard views, cooking classes, gorgeous terraces, and elegant indoor dining spaces.

Key Facts: up to 100 guest capacity • chapel on property • 11 venue spaces • 26 rooms • sleeps 60

If Downton Abbey would have been filmed in Italy, it would have been at this luxurious mansion. Tucked away in the Tuscan hills, Il Salviatino is the perfect setting for a destination wedding in Florence.

Key Facts: up to 250 guest capacity • 2 wedding terraces • 45 rooms • sleeps 100 • buyout required

Hotel Savoy, a Rocco Forte Hotel – Florence

Set in the heart of beautiful Florence, Hotel Savoy is the ultra-sophistication and refinement hub in The City of Lilies. Enjoy sweeping views of the Piazza Della Repubblica, contemporary yet classic decor, luxurious silky duvets and an elegant ambiance at this world-renowned property. Celebrate the start of forever at the picturesque Salotto Lounge. The opulent wedding venue space will take your breath away!

Key Facts: up to 50 guest capacity • 1 venue space • 80 rooms • sleeps 200

Relais La Corte Dei Papi – Tuscany

One of the most unique properties in Tuscany, if not all of Italy, this picturesque eighteenth-century home is a definite standout. Luxurious, opulent and grandiose do not even begin to cover the feelings evoked by the venue. With its lush interiors, sculpted gardens and royal ambiance, Relais La Corte Dei Papi is a romantic paradise. The ideal fairy-tale location for a dream Italy wedding!

Key Facts: up to 200 guest capacity • gazebo •  grand Rennaissance ballroom • 2 venue spaces • 16 rooms • sleeps 45

Learn more about these destinations or other Italy venues at Wedaways.com. You can even search by country and see all of our Italy properties or view any destination worldwide!