We had the good fortune to stay at Castello di Casiglio in October when we were in Italy scoping out wedding properties in Northern and Central Italy for our clients. We were assessing the properties as wedding planners and also as guests. If you are looking for a beautiful location to host a wedding, look no further particularly if you've always dreamed of a fairytale wedding. This is an authentic castle with all of the trappings still in place in this historic location near Lake Como. Please be sure to look at our own photos of this property to understand what makes Castello di Casiglio so special.

There are a lot of upgrades at this property that are not found elsewhere and when they say that their rooms are junior suites, they are in fact junior suites with a separate seating area and tvs with english speaking stations. The bathrooms have heated towel racks and chromatherapy lighting along with a tub for two to die for. The only negative is that as is typical of many historic buildings, there can be steps where you least expect them. I was so in love with the view that I walked to the window when we first arrived in our room and completely missed the 4" step about a foot from the window. Taking a nosedive out of the window could truly put a damper on your trip so consider yourself forewarned.

You can host your wedding in a variety of locations at this property. Literally the options are too numerous to mention here. Rest assured however, that there are indoor and outdoor locations that are equally gorgeous.

The restaurant is beyond incredible at this location. Please be sure to sample the potato soup. It was easily one of the best food items I tasted on our entire trip through Italy. While the food in general is truly exceptional in this country as a whole, the potato soup at Castello di Casiglio stands out as one of the best.

Laura who is part of the Banquet Department was absolutely top notch. She gave us a very thorough tour of the property including taking us to the top of the castle's tower which is now set up as part of a bridal suite. The top floor acts as a lounge and would be a perfect meeting location for the bridal party before and after the wedding and overlooks the beautiful Lake Como area.

If you're looking for that truly magical place to hold your wedding or rekindle a bit of romance, look no further than Castello di Casiglio. As a disclaimer, we are not affiliated with Castello di Casiglio and we offer this as an honest review of the property from our perspective and because it can be very difficult for a bride to find that information about a property she's interested in on websites such as this.