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Left abandoned for centuries, this 16th century stone palazzo was brought back over three years by Studio Luca Baldazzi, working with local craftsmen. The result is restrained rather than opulent. Star vaulted ceilings rise to eight metres, original cocciopesto and cementine floors run underfoot, and the palette is drawn from the Salento landscape. The palazzo is taken privately as a whole, a house for a couple and the people closest to them rather than a venue running several parties through a day.
Behind high walls lies the heart of it: a secret garden designed by the landscape architects Rebediani Scaccabarozzi, who drew on the Roman garden frescoes of the Villa of Livia, layering historical planting with ancient bulbs. A lap pool stretches between 17th century stone colonnades in the shade of citrus trees, fully private and overlooked by no one.
“Most Italian weddings cluster along the same few coastlines. Palazzo Edmondo sits somewhere quieter: Monteroni di Lecce, a Salento village in the south of Puglia, steps from its main piazza and five minutes from Baroque Lecce, the Florence of the South, with both the Adriatic and Ionian coasts around twenty minutes away.”
It is a place built for the intimate wedding rather than the marquee. The walled garden holds standing receptions of up to 80 guests, while seated lunches and dinners stay close to 20, set in the garden or in the palazzo's interior dining room with its fireplace. It suits the elopement, the vow renewal, the dinner under the stars among close family.
Three suites, each with its own bathroom and private outdoor space, sleep six, or up to eight with children, and a minimum stay of three nights turns the wedding into a proper stay. With the whole palazzo yours and both coasts within reach, the day becomes the centre of a few unhurried days rather than a single afternoon.
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Monteroni di Lecce, Puglia, Italy
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Featured by AD Italia, Elle Decor, Vogue, Times, Est Living, etc.
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Giulia & Thomas, Newlywed
Getting married at Palazzo Edmondo felt like a timeless dream. From the secret garden to the stunning star-vaulted ceilings, it is a sanctuary of authentic elegance. Our guests were completely enchanted by its intimate charm.
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Mauro M., Photographer
Palazzo Edmondo is pure visual poetry. The natural light on the historic Leccese stone creates picture-perfect backdrops at every turn. It is the ultimate canvas for intimate weddings, blending Apulian heritage with modern luxury.
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