Castello Vicchiomaggio — Attraction in Greve in Chianti

Following a private tour of Siena, Italy, we drove to our next scheduled destination, Castello Vicchiomaggio in Greve in Chianti, Florence, Italy. Castello Vicchiomaggio, a renovated castle in Tuscany, has been transformed into a stunning agriturismo. For families of four, we suggest renting the family apartment, which offers a private terrace, private entrance, living room with fireplace, dining room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a fully equipped kitchen with a country-style design. While hotel rooms are provided, their location across the castle grounds presents an inconvenience. Moreover, the considerable distance between parking and the dining areas requires a daily walk of significant length. A private door provides direct access from the family apartment to the Castle restaurant. To celebrate the kid’s mother’s birthday, we reserved the Monday evening Tuscan Baron Littifredo’s Banquet, including wine tasting and cellar tour. A guided tour encompassing the castle’s vineyards, historic cellars, and Italianate gardens. The castle’s Renaissance dining hall was the setting for dinner. Indulge in a curated tasting of four wines from the cellar: IGT Toscana Rosè, Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Riserva, and Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. Accompanying a four-course Tuscan dinner featuring seasonal recipes: pasta appetizer, first course, main course, and homemade dessert. I awoke on the morning of the sixth day of our family vacation, after an excellent day, and stepped outside the Castle Family Apartment to savor a cappuccino and Cuban cigar. I found this view so captivating that I could admire it throughout my retirement. The scenario is reminiscent of the 1995 Hollywood movie titled “A Walk in the Clouds,” which featured Keanu Reeves. Only this walk is in Tuscany,...

We stayed at Castello Vicchiomaggio during our road trip through Tuscany. The setting is beautiful, with scenic views all around and a peaceful atmosphere — the location is definitely the highlight of this property.

We were in the Cosimo room, which was clean and quiet, but the decor felt quite bare and the bed was smaller than expected. The towels left fuzz everywhere, which became a bit annoying, and trash bins were oddly hard to find, even outside — something we noticed while trying to clean out our car.

Breakfast was fairly limited, especially considering the price. There were just a few kinds of bread, cheese, meats, yogurt, fruit, and some hot dishes like scrambled eggs and frittata. It felt more like a budget offering in an otherwise premium setting.

We had dinner at the on-site restaurant, which was genuinely delicious. However, it’s closed every other day, which could be inconvenient if you don’t have a car — there’s nothing within walking distance. Also, no one offered to help with luggage, which wasn’t a big issue for us but might be for others, given the narrow castle stairs.

The infinity pool area is lovely, but the toilet and changing facilities nearby felt outdated and not in line with the overall price and presentation.

On the positive side, the staff were friendly and welcoming, and the wine tasting and lunch experience was excellent — definitely one of the highlights of our stay.

Overall, Castello Vicchiomaggio is a scenic and charming property, but there are quite a few details that felt overlooked or not quite up to the standard one might expect in this...

We booked Vicchiomaggio for our wedding site unseen and it could not have been a better choice for us. When we arrived at the venue, we were completely blown away by the amazing views and the beautiful buildings of the villa. Sandra met us and was incredibly friendly, helpful and thorough going over the details of our day with us. You can tell they really cared and wanted to make the day as special as they could for us. All of our guests could not stop gushing about how this was the most beautiful stop of their trip and how amazing the food was! Vineyard wise, the wine was delicious. We had several guests go on tastings and buy multiple bottles of wine because it was so good. We ourselves will be buying more and having it shipped to us. From a hotel perspective, the restaurant and breakfast were amazing, the rooms were so comfortable, spacious and old world beautiful. All the staff always greeted you with a smile and the infinity pool was crazy beautiful. They also went above and beyond for one of our wedding guests who had to do an incredibly late check in due to a missed flight. I recommend staying here and know that we will be back for an anniversary trip in the future. Definitely make Vicchiomaggio a stop on...