Your wedding at San Galgano

Some places seem made for saying "I do". The Abbey of San Galgano, with its Gothic nave open to the sky, is one of them. Villa Le Querce is where that feeling carries on: 2.5 km away, on the same old road that links the abbey to the village of Chiusdino, deep in the Sienese countryside.

Bride and groom in the roofless nave of San Galgano Abbey

A wedding day at Villa Le Querce

Every wedding is different: this is just one example of how your day could unfold.

Morning: getting ready, unhurried

The couple get ready in the villa's apartments, among stone walls and windows opening onto the countryside. The photographer already has everything needed: natural light, old staircases, period details.

Bride and bridesmaids getting ready in an apartment at Villa Le Querce
Bride and groom embracing under the arches of San Galgano Abbey

The ceremony: under the abbey sky

A civil or symbolic ceremony in the Abbey of San Galgano, or in the intimacy of the Montesiepi Hermitage, beside the legendary Sword in the Stone.

The aperitif: by the pool

Five minutes later, your guests raise a glass beside the 16 × 8 metre pool, with the Sienese hills on the horizon.

Wedding reception tables by the pool at Villa Le Querce
Long banquet table under festoon lights in the villa garden

Dinner: under the stars or indoors

Long tables in the grounds among the festoon lights, or in the great indoor hall. The rain plan is always ready, for up to 120 seated guests.

The cake: in the old barn

Beams, stone and candlelight: the barn, 130 m² under a single roof, is the most striking spot for cutting the cake.

Cutting the wedding cake by candlelight in the old barn
Wedding party dancing in the Tuscan evening

The party, and then the night

No transfers at the end of the evening: up to 16 people — the couple, families and witnesses — sleep at the villa.

Why couples choose Villa Le Querce

  • Location: 2.5 km from the Abbey of San Galgano, one of the most photographed wedding settings in Italy.
  • Complete exclusivity: the villa, the gardens and the pool are yours alone for the whole day.
  • Up to 120 guests, seated indoors or outdoors.
  • Accommodation on site: 4 independent apartments, up to 16 beds.
  • Authenticity: stone walls, vaults and original mangers preserved in the restoration. Nothing here feels like an anonymous resort.
  • Freedom: choose your own suppliers, or rely on the partners we know and trust.
  • Direct contact: no portals, no middlemen. You always speak to us, from the first visit to the last toast.

You will not find us on the big wedding portals: we would rather speak to you directly, with no intermediaries and no commissions. Most couples who choose us first heard about the villa from another couple.

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Ceremony at San Galgano Abbey

Il matrimonio si può svolgere nell'Abbazia di San Galgano famosa per l'assenza del tetto di copertura.

Built between 1218 and 1288, the Abbey of San Galgano is a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic architecture, known around the world for its roofless nave. Civil and symbolic weddings can be held here, booked through the Civil Registry Office of the Municipality of Chiusdino.

Rules and fees for a ceremony at the abbey

The open-air nave of San Galgano Abbey

Ceremony at the Montesiepi Hermitage

Say "I do" in the enchantment of Montesiepi Hermitage, home to the legendary sword in the stone in the heart of Tuscany.

On the hill beside the abbey, the small Romanesque rotunda of Montesiepi holds the Sword in the Stone that the knight Galgano Guidotti (1148–1181) drove into the ground in 1180, renouncing his weapons. Its dome, ringed in brick and travertine, makes this an intimate, sheltered place, perfect for a wedding with few guests.

Montesiepi Hermitage, the Romanesque rotunda of the Sword in the Stone