Volte Alte
Volte Alte in the evening during a wedding: the façade lit up and the party on the lawn

Weddings

Your wedding at the villa built for the Chigi

The cortile, the loggiato, the first-floor rooms and the park are reserved for you and your guests for the whole day.

The day

From getting ready in the morning to the dancing at night

  1. A wedding dress hanging on an antique wardrobe, by a window open onto the greenery

    01

    Getting ready

    You can get ready here, in one of the rooms with windows onto the garden, while we finish setting up and the first guests arrive along the drive.

    The first-floor loggia at Volte Alte: the arches facing the hills, the stone bench and the terracotta floor
  2. The lawn at Volte Alte set for a ceremony, with white armchairs and the arch of greenery

    02

    The ceremony

    In the cortile, surrounded by the two storeys of arches, or on the lawn in front of the villa, with the chairs in rows. Next to the villa stands the church of San Bartolomeo, founded by Sigismondo Chigi in the early sixteenth century: if you are thinking of a religious ceremony, we will tell you what is possible.

    The façade of the church of San Bartolomeo alle Volte, with its stone portal and white flowers
  3. A wedding aperitivo on the terrace in front of the façade of Volte Alte

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    The aperitivo

    On the gravel terrace in front of the façade, among the metal tables, or under the loggiato, which is covered.

    Beneath the loggiato at Volte Alte: metal armchairs, the stone portal and the inscription on the wall
  4. The long table laid beneath the cedar at Volte Alte, before the guests arrive

    04

    Dinner

    At a long table under the cedar, in the park, with the villa lit up in front of you. In winter, or in bad weather, we lay dinner on the first floor, in the gallery with the ochre vaults.

    The first-floor gallery at Volte Alte laid for a long dinner
  5. The façade of Volte Alte at blue hour, with the semicircular terrace and the loggiato lit up

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    The evening

    After dinner you can dance in the cortile or on the lawn.

    The well in the cortile at Volte Alte dressed with an arch of greenery and white flowers

The spaces

The floor plan, moment by moment

The numbers on the plan are our suggestion for each moment of the day. At the site visit we will decide everything together with you and with whoever is coordinating your wedding.

the rooms the staircase reception preparation the cedar the entrance N Ground floor Villa Volte Alte già Chigi Farnese · Siena

Ground floor and park

  1. 01The arcaded cortile: the ceremony, and the dancing in the evening.
  2. 02The loggiato with the stone bench: the aperitivo under cover.
  3. 03The terrace and the cedar: the aperitivo and dinner.
  4. 04The lawn: the ceremony with the villa behind you, and the party.
the loggia the chapel the terrace the rooms the cortile, below N First floor Villa Volte Alte già Chigi Farnese · Siena

First floor

  1. 05The first-floor rooms with the velvet sofas: for your guests, before and after dinner.
  2. 06The gallery with the ochre vaults: dinner indoors.

The arrangements

What you find at the villa, and what you decide yourselves

What you find

  • The whole villa for your wedding day, with no other event.
  • The spaces already furnished: the velvet sofas in the rooms, the armchairs under the loggiato, the metal tables on the terrace.
  • Our assistance with everything to do with the villa, from opening to closing: the setting up of the spaces, the lighting, sound and video.
  • The evening lighting of the windows, the loggiato and the cortile.
  • Parking for your guests, beyond the gate at the end of the drive.

What you decide

  • The catering, the flowers and the music. We will gladly introduce you to the suppliers we usually work with, and if you already have your own in mind we will talk about them at the site visit.
  • The table: where to place it, how long it should be and how to lay it.
  • The timing of the day, with your wedding planner.

The coordination of the day (the timing, the suppliers and the running order) is not included in the hire of the villa: your wedding planner or someone you trust can take care of it, and we will work alongside them from the site visit onwards. If you do not have one yet, you can let us know when you write.

Come and see

For a site visit, with your wedding planner too

Write to us at info@voltealte.com or call us on +39 0577 179 61 00 with the date you have in mind and roughly how many guests you expect: we will fix an afternoon at the villa and look with you at where to hold the ceremony, the aperitivo and dinner.