Borgo Santo Pietro

Borgo Santo Pietro sits in the hills near Chiusdino, about 36 km from Siena, inside a 230-acre organic estate. There are 13 acres of gardens, a working farm with its own cheese dairy, two vineyards and pasture running down to the River Merse.

The hotel itself is small, with 22 rooms and suites, four of them with a private pool. That is what makes a wedding here feel like a house party rather than a hotel event. The estate opens from May to October, and the whole of it can be booked for exclusive use, for a minimum of two days.

Food is the heart of a wedding here. Saporium, the estate restaurant, holds a Michelin star and a Michelin Green Star for its sustainable cooking, and much of what reaches the table is grown on the estate.

From June to September the team serves Festum Terrae dinners out in the organic gardens, and Terrazza Toscana seats up to 14 for a private dinner, ideal for a welcome night or the evening before. Ask the team about ceremony spots in the gardens, numbers for the main celebration and the music curfew, as these are agreed wedding by wedding.

With 22 rooms and suites, a small wedding can sleep almost everyone on the estate. For a bigger guest list, plan on nearby hotels and agriturismi around Chiusdino and Siena, and ask the team which ones they recommend.

The days around the wedding fill themselves: cooking classes, cheesemaking, wine tasting, the Seed to Skin spa, a heated infinity pool, tennis, bikes and walks along the river. Pisa and Florence are the nearest airports, each around 90 minutes to two hours by road. Siena is 36 km away and Florence 89 km.