The Tuscany that ends in water.
Astragalo is on the Livorno coast, on the Bay of Quercetano at Castiglioncello: terraces over the water, a civil ceremony licensed since 2018 and one wedding per day. It is the answer for couples who want Tuscany without the postcard countryside.
Why the coast and not the countryside.
The classic Tuscan wedding is a farmhouse between the hills: cypresses, gravel, a view that stops at the next ridge. It is beautiful and it is far from everything. The coast makes a different promise: the horizon is water, the sun sets into it, and at one in the morning nobody has to drive back up a hill.
From the terraces you see the bay, the rocks and the coastline running south towards Livorno. The light moves all afternoon and again at sunset, when the sun drops behind the coast and the sea takes its colour. Photographs need no filter and the styling does not have to compete with a landscape painted on a backdrop.
If the weather turns, the day does not stop. The ceremony and the dinner move into the main hall and the two club rooms, with the sea still in front of the windows, and the party continues where it would have continued anyway.
And one wedding per day: on the date you choose, the venue, the kitchen and the staff work for you alone. It is the difference between marrying in a place and marrying in a queue.
How far.
Road distances from Via del Quercetano 1, measured by car in normal traffic. From the north take the A12, exit Rosignano Marittimo; from the south the Variante Aurelia, exit Rosignano; from Florence, Siena and Pisa the Fi-Pi-Li to Livorno, then the Variante Aurelia south.
| From | Distance | By car |
|---|---|---|
| Cecina | 20.4 km | 24 minutes |
| Livorno | 22.9 km | 30 minutes |
| Pisa | 47.0 km | 49 minutes |
| Viareggio | 63.4 km | 60 minutes |
| Lucca | 68.1 km | 60 minutes |
| Forte dei Marmi | 75.8 km | 64 minutes |
| Montecatini Terme | 93.8 km | 73 minutes |
| Siena | 104.3 km | 119 minutes |
| Pistoia | 105.8 km | 81 minutes |
| Grosseto | 116.0 km | 92 minutes |
| Florence | 116.2 km | 105 minutes |
| Prato | 120.4 km | 93 minutes |
Road distances from Via del Quercetano 1, measured by car in normal traffic. From the north take the A12, exit Rosignano Marittimo; from the south the Variante Aurelia, exit Rosignano; from Florence, Siena and Pisa the Fi-Pi-Li to Livorno, then the Variante Aurelia south.
The Tuscan cities we marry from.
Each page has the route, the driving time and what changes for guests coming from that city.
The paperwork belongs to Rosignano Marittimo.
The terrace has been licensed for civil ceremonies since 2018: the officiant comes to the venue, the couple stands in front of the arch and the bay stays behind them for the whole rite. That part is ours, together with the space, the chairs and the timing of the day.
Everything else is done at the Comune di Rosignano Marittimo: the date to reserve, the documents, the residence, the publications. Requirements and timings are theirs and depend on your situation. If one of you lives abroad, has been married before or is asking about a concordat ceremony, the question goes to the Comune and to a professional. We prepare the space and the arch: we do not celebrate and we do not handle the file.
Four terraces, one hall, the kitchen in-house.
The ceremony is on the terrace. The aperitivo moves across the four terraces while dinner is laid; dinner sits on the terrace or in the main hall; the summer garden takes the moments in between; the party goes into the two club rooms and the piano bar. Nobody gets into a car.
The kitchen is in-house: raw fish, mussels, spaghetti with clams and bottarga, cuttlefish ink crumble, amberjack, slow-cooked pork fillet, fried fish and homemade desserts. The menu is built with you before the date, allergies and intolerances included.
Guests arrive by car from the Variante Aurelia or by train at Castiglioncello, on the Livorno–Grosseto line, a few minutes on foot from the venue. Cars stay in the village: the last stretch down to the bay is walked, and it is the first thing guests remember.
The sea is not the backdrop. It is the address.
Frequently asked questions
Why marry on the coast rather than in the Tuscan countryside?
How far is Astragalo from Florence?
Can we have the civil ceremony at the venue?
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What does a wedding here cost?
Astragalo is on the Livorno coast, on the Bay of Quercetano at Castiglioncello: terraces over the water, a civil ceremony licensed since 2018 and one wedding per day. It is the answer for couples who want Tuscany without the postcard countryside.
Let’s check your date.
One wedding per day on the Livorno coast. Write with the date and the number of guests: we reply within 24 hours.