A SPECIAL WEDDING IN VILLA
A special wedding at Villa Daniela Grossi
A few days ago, here at Villa Daniela Grossi, Camigliano, Lucca, Italy we've had the pleasure to host a special wedding. A couple from Sweden accompanied by family and friends celebrated their wedding at the villa. A Swedish couple, an American wedding planner, an Italian Villa.
Planned by: My Tuscan Wedding
Photographed by: Digital Sposi
Venue: Villa Daniela Grossi, Camigliano, Lucca, Italy
Wedding in villa reception
Wedding in a Tuscany Villa
The splendid Italian garden creates an evocative setting which will render the event especially unforgettable.
Villa Daniela Grossi, participating in the “Villa Weddings” project of the Comune di Capannori, offers you the perfect setting for your wedding in a unique and atmospheric location.
The splendid Italian garden creates an evocative setting which will render the event especially unforgettable.
Our management company, Tuscan Life Srl, can work with you on the personalized details. Choose the color and theme of your wedding and we will be happy to reflect these details in our arrangements.
We can assist you and share with you our best ideas, giving you all the information necessary to create a fabulous wedding: we will always be at your side to assure ourselves that your dreams become reality.
The ceremony and reception can be organised in the rooms of the villa, the Lemon House and the garden, ensuring a refined and intimate wedding.
This special wedding was photographed by: Digital Sposi - Wedding Photographers
Making an awesome cake
Making an awesome cake
Last week we challenged our Chef to prepare an awesome birthday cake, while being filmed. Not an easy task for those who are not used to be in front of the camera.
This is one of the dishes that we may prepare on our Kitchen and Culture week scheduled from the 2nd October 2021 (more information here) as well as the one for the 2022 season .
Video created by Digital Sposi:
A day with the Chef
Cooking Experience with the Chef
Join us on a 7-day, 6-night exclusive experience through one
of the world’s most beloved wine and culinary destinations: Tuscany, home to breathtaking landscapes, Renaissance villages, iconic wineries, and the Bistecca Fiorentina. You’ll go behind the scenes with private, hands-on activities to truly live the Tuscan lifestyle, and learn what makes travel to the region one of the most popular “bucket list” experiences.
A Week-long experiences include exclusive, luxurious accommodations, transport while on the tour, meals, beverages and activities.
Walking routes of Tuscany
Walking routes of Tuscany
Whether you are the adventurous type or simply looking for a vacation in Tuscany, we have you covered with all the necessities and commodities. Our staff is available for any information and insights to plan your perfect vacation in Italy.
Memories and Reviews
Memories and Reviews:
We would like to share these beautiful letters from our guests with you and so we have decided to start publishing our Memories and Reviews episodes.
In both our Villas we’ve kept diaries where guests can write down their thoughts and experiences. These memories have been kept in our archives and only the guests who come here and stay at the villa have had the chance to read them.
We would like to share these beautiful letters from our guests with you and so we have decided to start publishing our Memories and Reviews episodes.
Stay tuned and Enjoy!
Our first visit to Tuscany (for most of us), could not have begun in a more perfect spot. La Volpe was more beautiful, more welcoming and more comfortable than we could have imagined.
We, as the first renters of La Volpe were treated like royalty. Our home was furnished with the finest antiques, beautiful paintings and tasteful decor. It was a feast for the eyes.
To sit outdoors on the Tuscan sunshine amid the petunias and hibiscus and olive trees was bliss. The varying light on the hills and garden was an endless beauty and a feeling of serenity.
Our hosts, Dr Daniela Grossi and Narciso Cervelli were most hospitable. The meal we shared will always be a warm memory of good food, good wine and good company.
We hope to return someday soon to continue our pleasant memories of this beautiful place.
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Villa la Volpe - The Virtual Tour Experience
Peaceful silence and greenery surround ''Villa La Volpe''; the only sounds you hear around the house are birdsong and the rustling of the leaves.
From 2017 Villa La Volpe has a new modern and fresh look while maintaining the typical tuscany countryhouse style. Fully furnitured and fitted with air conditioning system can accommodate up 20 guests.
In case of smaller groups it is possible to rent just a single part of it: Casa Ada or Casa Michele, each one can accommodate up to 10 guests. The two units can be made independent offering the maximum privacy.
Virtual Tour of Villa la Volpe
Explore the 3D space of Villa la Volpe and experience the virtual tour of the outdoors and indoors. Click on the image below and take a tour of the Villa by simply moving with your mouse through the space.
Virtual Tour created by Digital Sposi
Wedding at Villa la Volpe
Wedding at Villa la Volpe
Surrounded by the countryside of Lucca, Villa la Volpe offers a an exclusive location for weddings and events.
Thanks to the experience gained over the time we are able to study personal arrangements according to guest’s wishes.
We could assist them and share with them our best ideas, giving them all the information necessary to create a fabulous wedding: we will always be at their side to assure ourselves that their dreams become reality.
Photography by Digital Sposi
Inmitten der Landschaft von Lucca gelegen, bietet die Villa La Volpe einen exklusiven Ort für Hochzeiten und Veranstaltungen.
Durch jahrelange Erfahrung sind wir auch in der Lage, der persönlichen Planung je nach den Wünschen des Gastes zu entsprechen.
Wir können behilflich sein, unsere besten Ideen einbringen und alle nötigen Informationen bieten, um eine großartige Hochzeit zu gestalten. Wir stehen immer mit Rat und Tat zur Seite, um sicherzugehen, dass die Träume der Gäste Realität werden.
Health and Safety Protocol
Health and Safety Protocol
Dear Guests,
With the advent of CoVid-19 in many countries around the world, the safety and well being of our guests and the staff is our absolute priority.
We conform to the guidelines and protocols of the World Health Organization and applying them using the highest standard to make sure our environment is absolutely safe and CoVid free.
Our staff is doing daily thorough research and is being trained properly in order to implement operational procedures. We have engaged a procedure to guarantee sanitized and sterilized areas.
We have triplicated cleaning and guarantee recurrent disinfection in all areas of the villa with the use of medical-grade sanitizing products.
We also guarantee social distancing guidelines in all our assembly areas such as the italian garden, swimming pool.
Our guests will have the best holiday break in total safety.
We are all going through a strange and somewhat unexpected period but we are starting to see the first signal to a return to normality.
We are looking forward to have you here where we can welcome you in our Villas.
Intimate Wedding in Villa
An intimate wedding in Villa
An intimate wedding celebrated in Villa Daniela Grossi in Tuscany. Our friends from Sweden decided to celebrate their wedding day here in Tuscany and have chosen Villa Daniela Grossi to do so.
This event was made even more special cause the celebrant for the wedding was their son who managed to hold the ceremony with grace and fun!
Enjoy this clip of images captured by Digital Sposi.
Virtual Tour of Villa La Volpe
Virtual Tour experience of Villa la Volpe
Peaceful silence and greenery surround ''Villa La Volpe''; the only sounds you hear around the house are birdsong and the rustling of the leaves.
From 2017 Villa La Volpe has a new modern and fresh look while maintaining the typical tuscany countryhouse style. Fully furnitured and fitted with air conditioning system can accommodate up 20 guests.
In case of smaller groups it is possible to rent just a single part of it: Casa Ada or Casa Michele, each one can accommodate up to 10 guests. The two units can be made independent offering the maximum privacy.
Here is the virtual tour of Villa la Volpe, where you can see the villa and its surroundings and have a clear idea of the place.
A Virtual Tour
Usually this period of the year we are dedicated in welcoming couples coming to Italy for a tour of their wedding venue. Each year we welcome them in one of our villas and spend a couple of days together talking about their wedding, a menu tasting, selections of wines and many more details.
Usually this period of the year we are dedicated in welcoming couples coming to Italy for a tour of their wedding venue. Each year we welcome them in one of our villas and spend a couple of days together talking about their wedding, a menu tasting, selections of wines and many more details.
Special circumstances have prevented us from welcoming you this year, but we are sure that we will manage to show you around with our virtual tour of Villa Daniela Grossi.
View Villa Daniela Grossi in a virtual tour from anywhere in the world. You can see the spaces and rooms in 3D directly with your smartphone, tablet, computer.
Click on the image below and do a walk-through of the space as if you were physically moving room-to-room and experience it as if you were there.
You can instantly get a bird’s eye view of the space, looking down from above as if the roof were removed so you can easily understand the layout of Villa Daniela Grossi.
You can also measure any wall, door, window, or item within the space. You’ll be able to see if a piece of furniture or equipment will fit through doors, hallways, etc.
Virtual Tour Captured by: Digital Sposi
Website of Villa Daniela Grossi
Sweet Wedding
A sweet wedding filled with love and emotions took place at Villa Daniela Grossi. and we could'n’t be happier for Linn and Hakon.
Kitchen and Culture Week
Join us on a 7-day, 6-night exclusive experience through one of the world’s most beloved wine and culinary destinations: Tuscany
Introducing the Kitchen and Culture Week in a Luxury Villa in Tuscany. You are welcome to be our guest on this unique experience where food, leisure and new corners of the Tuscany countryside are king.
Our kitchen and culture week is a special program for families and friends that combines cooking lessons with selected tours in Tuscany.
Thanks to the collaboration of top chefs, Tuscan Life, can organise cooking lessons in which you can learn in a fun way to be deft and creative in the kitchen.
The possibilities are varied and flexible and can be adapted for all requirements, from typical local dishes of the Lucca area to refined specialities of Italian cuisine.
All of this is possible thanks to our professional kitchen, which has been planned and fitted out to satisfy even the most discerning guests.
Kitchen and Culture week is an alternative program for those who would like to combine the cultural aspect of the atypical Tuscany cities and their culinary world.
It is designed to combine the concept Town-Food-Culture.
A bit of history
This enchanting property preserves all the charm and character of a historic residence with its antique furniture, frescoed walls and large Italian garden overlooking the splendid panorama of the surrounding countryside.
This splendid historical villa is set on the slopes of the hills near Lucca, It enjoys peace and quiet and a beautiful view of the countryside: essential ingredients for a totally relaxing stay.
This enchanting property preserves all the charm and character of a historic residence with its antique furniture, frescoed walls and large Italian garden overlooking the splendid panorama of the surrounding countryside.
The origins of Villa Daniela Grossi date back to the 17th century.
In 1649 the local aristocrat Alessandro Massei bought the Villa from the Santucci family in a public auction. The Villa was not in a good state and between 1650 and 1656 much restoration and improvement was carried out on the building to render it a fitting holiday residence for a noble family of Lucca.
In 1695 the Villa was inherited by Bianca Teresa Massei, wife of Buonviso Buonvisi, but two years later the noblewoman sold it to the wealthy merchant Giovan Andrea Guidotti. The historical archives of Lucca reveal that in 1843 the Villa was among the properties of the Guidotti family. The archives describe it as a four storey building, every storey decorated with racemes, amphoras, chandeliers and landscape paintings: all decorative elements typical of the restored villas of the Lucca area during the period of the principality of Elisa Bonaparte. The exterior part of the property consisted of: land, an oratory, a lemon house, and a split-level garden which can still be admired today. The Guidotti family did not have direct heirs and the Villa was inherited by Sinibaldo Sinibaldi. In 1866 the counts Guinigi bought the whole estate from the Sinibaldi family and donated it to the Cappuccini monks, who had been stripped of their property due to the laws for the secularisation of ecclesiastic assets.
The monks described the Villa as ''frescoed, very well furnished and rich in lemon trees''. They subsequently carried out some modifications which were useful to their religious life and created a cloistered seminary for teaching. In just a few years the number of monks and of students quickly increased and in 1903 an adjacent building was constructed to serve as a dormitory, kitchen and study / recreation rooms. The oratory was extended and converted into a church which was also open to the local population. In 1929 another wing was built adjacent to the church and was used exclusively as classrooms. At the end of the 20th century vocations diminished and the monastery closed.
In 1995 the estate was bought by the Grossi/Cervelli family. They embarked on some major consolidation and restoration work, thanks to which the frescoes were brought back to light and the villa, lemon house and Italian garden returned to their former splendour.
Special Venue for a special couple
We've always known that we can make dream weddings for our brides and grooms, but even us cannot tell how special the day can be untill the last moment where the final details are put in place.
We've had a lot of fun welcoming and realizing this special wedding at the Villa.
We've always known that we can make dream weddings for our brides and grooms, but even us cannot tell how special the day can be untill the last moment where the final details are put in place.
We've had a lot of fun welcoming and realizing this special wedding at the Villa.
Video reel - Villa La Volpe
Chek out the updated video of Villa La Volpe, one of our venues in Tuscany. in 2017 we have made some improvements at the villa, giving it a fresher look, while maintaining its rustic tuscany style countryhouse.
Chek out the updated video of Villa La Volpe, one of our venues in Tuscany. in 2017 we have made some improvements at the villa, giving it a fresher look, while maintaining its rustic tuscany style countryhouse.
Click on the image below and enjoy the video.
Photo and Video by: Digital Studio Lucca
A wedding at the villa
Under the blue tuscan sky we had the pleasure to be part and witness of this special event. A sweet wedding took place here at Villa Daniela Grossi, some time ago in a beautiful sunny day. Under the blue tuscan sky we had the pleasure to be part and witness of this special event.
A sweet wedding took place here at Villa Daniela Grossi, some time ago in a beautiful sunny day. Under the blue tuscan sky we had the pleasure to be part and witness of this special event.
Photography courtesy of Digital Studio Lucca
Barbeque in Villa
A party with barbecue, drinks and some good music. Quiet A fun and happy night a couple of days ago, when we celebrated an event with barbecue here at the villa.
Quiet A fun and happy night a couple of days ago, when we celebrated an event with barbecue here at the villa. Photography courtesy of Digital Studio Lucca
White Party and medieval costume
White Party and medieval costume
It was quiet a unique and fun experience for us and for our american guests here at the villa. We celebrated a double birthday of our guests at the new gazebo near the swimming pool.
All the guests enjoyed their party which was enriched by the medieval dressed dancers and storytellers, who entertained them with funny stories and old medieval dances.
Our in-house catering service provided the service for the dinner as well as the birthday cake at the end.
In Villa Daniela Grossi, you can also have these kind of parties and have a blast. Enjoy the pictures taken at the party. Photo Courtesy of Digital Studio Lucca.
Thank you to all our guests and our partners who contributed in making this event a special day.
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A special wedding at Villa Daniela Grossi