Your wedding in Tuscany, found in the heart of Italy: a land where time stands still.
With its silvery olive groves, fields of sunflowers, vineyards and stone farms, ancient medieval castles and its enchanting Renaissance cities as Florence, it can be said that Tuscany encompasses all of the many unique quality of Italy (M.Maione).
This is a region that has fed the imagination and delighted the senses of countless lovers for many years and it is the perfect setting for celebrating your love.
Your wedding in Tuscany: Florence
Located in the heart of Tuscany, Florence is a stunning location and probably the most renowned for your wedding in Italy. Getting married in Florence is a romantic dream, as well as a unique historical and artistic experience.
Civil, Catholic, Jewish and symbolic ceremonies can be easily organized in the historical center of town, while wedding receptions can be held in local restaurants, classical Medicean Villas or Medieval Castles located only few minutes far from the center of town.
Civil weddings are performed in the Sala Rossa of the Palazzo Vecchio on the city’s most important square: the Piazza della Signoria.
Florence’s Synagogue is one of the most breathtaking place in Italy and the site for Orthodox Jewish weddings in Florence. It was built in 1874 and the granite and travertine masonry is reflective of Tuscany’s artistic heritage.
Tuscany, the vineyards of Chianti
Surrounded by olive groves and the vineyards of Chianti, Siena is another beautiful destination for your wedding in the heart of Tuscany.
It is also one of the Italian best preserved medieval towns. Siena is filled with fine examples of Gothic architecture and has one of the world’s most unique piazza – il Campo – shaped like a shell.
For couples planning a Legal Civil Ceremony, the Town Hall, Palazzo Pubblico is an interesting option. Well known throughout the world not only for its architectural beauty, the square is also famous for the Palio horse race, perhaps the most spectacular annual festival in Italy.
Legal Civil Ceremonies are celebrated in the historic Wedding Hall, Sala del Concistoro, next to the Civic Museum. After the ceremony, Piazza del Campo is perfect for stunning wedding photos.
If you are planning a Catholic ceremony, there are lots of historical churches, gorgeous abbeys and chapels. You can enjoy an extensive and varied panorama including southern Tuscany with its olive groves and vineyards in the hills of Chianti. Siena is also the ideal setting for the most romantic Protestant Wedding Ceremony.
Your wedding in Tuscany: enchanting cities
Its warm and welcoming atmosphere makes it the perfect location for a wedding and its position in the heart of Tuscany is it ideal base to visit beautiful towns like Pienza, Montalcino, Asciano and Montepulciano.
Close to Siena, Castellina in Chianti is the ideal setting for couples that love tranquility, the tradition and tastes of an antique culture. You will feel embraced by the perfume of the olive trees and the sense of history.
the palpable sense of history, intact medieval streetscapes and enchanting rural setting act as a lure to couples also in San Gimignano.
The Town Hall is in the center of the famous medieval village and is one of the most stunning locations for a civil wedding, The hall is perfect for a small group, or up to 80 or more guests.
Catholic weddings are also possible in a large Church within the walled town .
Also in Certaldo you will experience an authentic medieval atmosphere, since the Wedding Hall is located on top of the hill in the medieval walled old town. Certaldo is situated exactly in the middle between Florence and Siena at about 40 minutes from both cities.
Every corner in Certaldo is unique and stunning, like your wedding here.
In general weddings are celebrated in Palazzo Pretorio, a medieval building with a picturesque façade decorated with heraldic shields,.
Your pictures can be taken on the terraced garden and along the walkway overlooking the ancient town walls and with an amazing view over the green hills of Val d’Elsa and over San Gimignano.
We can’t forget to include in our list of tips also Pienza, Lucca and Arezzo that are the perfect union of culture, history and fun.
Your wedding in Tuscany can also be celebrated on a less conventional sunny beach of Versilia and Argentario.
If you love Tuscan tradition, nature and the Mediterranean beach you will find here the perfect combination of all them.
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