Locations for Your Wedding in Tuscany: Other Cities of Art
Lucca | Pisa | Lari
LUCCA
Lucca
is a magnificent walled Tuscan town set in a landscape
of unequalled beauty full of history and works of art: the ancient
4000 meters long brick walls dating back to 16th century are the best
preserved in Italy and offer unique views of the city. The top
of the ancient walls have been converted into a huge park which
embraces the city and offers the peace of the countryside even
being in the hearth of the city.
Lucca is located in Northern Tuscany in a very central position from where Appenine mountains, Florence and the most famous seaside resort in Italy, the Versilia, can be easily reached. Lucca has some of the best Gothic and Romanesque architectures of Tuscany and it is surrounded by several 17th and 18th century villas with magnificent gardens which can be the ideal frame for your wedding ceremony and reception.
Civil Ceremonies in Lucca
Palazzo Orsetti Wedding Hall. The town hall of Lucca is called Palazzo Orsetti and it is located in the historical centre of the city. Built in the 16th Century over the foundations of a medieval structure, the Palace is a typical Reinassance style building: the entrance is framed by a magnificient stone arch, the walls are adorned with paintings and frescoes and an imposive staircase leads to the wedding ceremony halls.
Civil ceremonies are held in the “Sala Verde” (The Green Room) which has frescoed cealings and is decorated with silk fabrics and soft green wall paper which create a refined and luxury setting.
Civil Ceremonies in a Wonderful 17th Century Private Villa
Civil ceremonies can be held also directly at the stunning 17th century Villa immersed in the green hills in the nearby of Lucca.
The antique residence is one of the most representative villa in Tuscany with its wonderful halls all completely painted in frescos and elegantly furnished. The wide park surrounding the villa has a wonderful English style garden which is made even more precious by the secular trees. The villa and the garden offer unique indoor and outdoor settings which are perfect for a civil or a religious symbolic ceremony followed by an exclusive reception.
Religious Ceremonies in Lucca
Catholic ceremonies can take place in one of the medieval and Reinassance churches of the historic town from small chapels to important Cathedrals enriched by the beautiful white marble originating from this area. Intimate religious blessings and symbolic ceremonies can be held in the magnificent gardens of historical Villas in the countryside surrounding the city. [Top]
PISA
Pisa is
one of the oldest town in Italy and it is famous all over the
world for its Leaning Tower. The marvellous grassy square “Piazza
dei Miracoli” where the tower stands together with the Romanesque
Cathedral and Baptistry, the old streets and
squares along the Arno River make Pisa one of the most
memorable places in Tuscany. Pisa is idyllically located at only
10 km from Mediterranean sea and the most famous seaside resort
in Italy, the Versilia can be easily reached. Pisa is rich of
medieval architectures, Roman and Gothic churches and ancient
palaces which offer many options for a civil or a religious
ceremony as well as infinite choices for an elegant
reception.
Civil Ceremonies in Pisa
Palazzo Gambacorti is the 14th Century Town Hall of Pisa located along the Arno river. The elegant palace has an impressive Gothic façade adorned with typical mullion windows and engravings and the inside rooms are decorated with frescoes.
Three rooms are available for civil ceremonies according to spouses wishes and the number of the guests: the more intimate and precious “Sala Rossa” and “Sala degli Stemmi”and the gorgeous “Sala del Consiglio” decorated with wonderful Murano chandeliers, huge frescoes and red furnishing. Civil ceremony can also be performed in the deconsecrated roman Benedectine church with a lovely portico and elegant façade dating back to 12th century. The antique church is located in the heart of Pisa and it is the perfect setting for a big wedding.
Religious Ceremonies in Pisa
Catholic ceremonies can take place in one of the medieval and Reinassance churches of the historic town from small chapels to important Cathedrals enriched by the beautiful white marble originating from this region. Intimate religious blessings and symbolic ceremonies can be held in the magnificent gardens of historical Villas in the countryside surrounding the city. [Top]
LARI
The small medieval town of Lari is
situated on the highest Pisan hills at few km from the
Tuscan coast and because of its dominant position on
the entire valley of the Arno River, the massive
castle in the centre of small town, was an important military
stronghold of the Pisan Republic: from the castle walls the view
stretches from the steep hills of Volterra to the coast of Livorno and
beyond. Inhabited since Etruscan times till Roman and Middle
Ages, the Castle became in the 15th century the home of the "Vicari",
Florentine governors and members of the aristocratic families of Florence
who over the centuries transformed it into a luxury residence,
suitable for entertaining the rulers of Tuscany 'till 1848 when the Castle
was then transformed into the Palazzo Pretorio and is
today used for civil weddings.
Civil ceremonies can be performed in the recently restored Salone Pietro Leopoldo di Toscana wich conserves wonderful 16th Century frescoes, in the Sala del Tribunale or the Castle courtyard which is decorated with over 90 coats-of-arm of the Florentine Vicari. [Top]
