What size group can you accommodate for a family celebration?

Our largest estates sleep up to 24 in private bedrooms; for bigger gatherings we pair neighbouring villas so the family stays together.

Can we hold a vow renewal at the villa?

Yes. A vow renewal is a symbolic ceremony with no licence or paperwork involved, so any estate in the collection can host one. We arrange the celebrant, flowers, photography and the dinner, exactly as we would for a wedding, at a fraction of the formality.

Do the estates work for a multi-generational family reunion?

They are built for it: separate buildings, more than one pool, and bedrooms without stairs where they matter, so grandparents, parents and children each have their own corner of the same estate.

Are the villas suitable for young children and grandparents?

Yes. Most stock travel cots, high chairs and pool fencing on request, and we match the house to the ages so there are no stairs where they matter.

Can you arrange a private chef for the celebration dinner?

Yes, at every villa, for one milestone dinner or the whole stay, with the estate's own wine where there is a cellar.

Which Tuscan region is best for a large family villa?

Chianti for first-timers and easy day trips; the Val d'Orcia for the grandest estates and the most space. We match the region to the group.

How far ahead should we book a large family villa?

For peak-summer school-holiday weeks, nine to twelve months for the largest houses.

Exclusive Tuscany

Est. MMXXV

OccasionsFamily Celebrations

Family celebrations in Tuscany.

The occasion

What we do,
and don’t.

A 50th or 60th birthday, a golden wedding anniversary, a vow renewal, a family reunion that finally gets everyone in one place: these are the trips a private estate is made for. Three generations under one roof, a pool for the children and a long table for the dinner that is the real reason you came. Our largest houses are built for exactly this.

The collection's biggest estates sleep up to twenty-four in private bedrooms, with the grounds, the pools and the separate buildings that keep a multi-generational group both together and able to find their own corner. For numbers beyond that, we pair neighbouring properties so the family stays within walking distance.

Houses Built for Three Generations

The estates that work for a big family gathering have the same things in common: more than one building, more than one terrace, and often more than one pool, so grandparents and toddlers and the teenagers who want to be left alone all have somewhere to be. We match the house to the shape of the family, down to which bedrooms have stairs and which do not.

The Celebration Dinner

Most of these trips are built around one night: the milestone dinner. We arrange a private chef for it, the long table laid outside, the estate's own wine where there is a cellar, and a cake. Whether it is one dinner or a chef for the whole stay is up to you; either way it is the meal everyone remembers afterwards.

Vow Renewals and Anniversaries

A vow renewal is the wedding without the paperwork. There is no licence and no legal formality involved, so any estate in the collection can host one, which makes it far easier to place than a wedding. We arrange it the same way: a celebrant in the garden, flowers, a photographer, and the long dinner with the people who were there the first time. For a silver or golden wedding anniversary the shape is much the same, with the milestone dinner at the centre and the exclusive use of the house doing the rest.

Keeping Every Age Happy

Children are welcome at every villa, and most stock travel cots, high chairs and pool fencing on request. Beyond that it is about range: a tasting or a cooking class for the adults, a day at a thermal-spring town for the grandparents, room to run for the youngest, and the kind of quiet corners teenagers require. We line up activities that span the generations so no one is bored and no one is exhausted. The practical side is in our family villa holiday guide, and the days out under family activities.

What we arrange

The right estate for your numbers and ages
A private chef for the celebration dinner
Travel cots, high chairs and pool fencing on request
Activities across the generations, tastings, cooking, day trips
Paired villas when one house is not enough
A welcome provision on arrival

Frequently asked

What size group can you accommodate for a family celebration?: Our largest estates sleep up to 24 in private bedrooms; for bigger gatherings we pair neighbouring villas so the family stays together.
Can we hold a vow renewal at the villa?: Yes. A vow renewal is a symbolic ceremony with no licence or paperwork involved, so any estate in the collection can host one. We arrange the celebrant, flowers, photography and the dinner, exactly as we would for a wedding, at a fraction of the formality.
Do the estates work for a multi-generational family reunion?: They are built for it: separate buildings, more than one pool, and bedrooms without stairs where they matter, so grandparents, parents and children each have their own corner of the same estate.
Are the villas suitable for young children and grandparents?: Yes. Most stock travel cots, high chairs and pool fencing on request, and we match the house to the ages so there are no stairs where they matter.
Can you arrange a private chef for the celebration dinner?: Yes, at every villa, for one milestone dinner or the whole stay, with the estate's own wine where there is a cellar.
Which Tuscan region is best for a large family villa?: Chianti for first-timers and easy day trips; the Val d'Orcia for the grandest estates and the most space. We match the region to the group.
How far ahead should we book a large family villa?: For peak-summer school-holiday weeks, nine to twelve months for the largest houses.