Travel Should Feel Extraordinary. Not Complicated.
Luxa Elite creates and manages personalized budget-friendly to luxury journeys around the way you actually want to travel. From family escapes and private villas to wedding destinations, unforgettable experiences, and once-in-a-lifetime adventures, we handle the details so you can simply enjoy the journey.
Signature Wedding Destinations
Where Forever Begins
From Amalfi cliffside palaces and Santorini Caldera sunsets to Cypriot hillside sanctuaries, we secure the Mediterranean's most extraordinary venues for your celebration, fully managed, flawlessly executed.
Bologna Hills, Italy
A historic villa in a centuries-old park, made for unforgettable wedding days. Villa rental from €4,000, catering from €110 per person.
Val di Noto, Sicily
A restored masseria of courtyards and pale stone, where ceremonies unfold in golden light.
Umbria, Italy
A medieval castle with a vaulted banquet hall and a glass veranda made for evening receptions.
Sorrento Coast, Italy
A candlelit seafront terrace and a cloister banquet hall above the Bay of Naples.
Chianti Hills, near Florence
A borgo taken over entirely for your party, yours alone for days at a time, from €3,000 a day.
Lake Garda, Italy
Lawn ceremonies and dinners under the lights on the southern shore of the lake.
San Gimignano, Tuscany
A working wine estate where the wine at your wedding dinner is made from the vines outside your window.
Gstaad, Switzerland
An alpine grand hotel where winter weddings come with snow, candlelight, and rooms from CHF 610.
Lucca, Tuscany
A walled estate with a fishpond courtyard made for sunset welcome dinners, weekly hire from €23,200.
Florence, Tuscany
A Medici estate whose glass lemon house hosts receptions under the Tuscan sky.
Siena Countryside, Tuscany
A Baroque villa and sculpted gardens, with a glasshouse pavilion lit for evening celebrations.
Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardy
A noble palazzo with a fountain garden, made for couples who want grandeur without the crowds.
Italy Uncharted
Matera · Lecce · Orvieto
Nine days in the Italy most travelers never see — cave suites carved into ancient rock, Baroque masseria resorts in Puglia, and Etruscan cliffside wine estates in Umbria.
Matera, Italy
Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita
“Nine thousand years of cave dwellings carved into a ravine.”
Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita
Eighteen cave rooms restored with original stone, candlelight calm, and breakfast served in a 13th-century rock church.
from $210 / nightCurated Dining
- Ristorante Francesca: Lucanian classics in a candlelit cave — order the tasting menu
- Baccanti Ristorante: Modern Sassi fine dining on a terrace above the ravine
- Trattoria del Caveoso: Rustic and family-run, famous for orecchiette al ragù
Key Experiences
- •Sassi walking tour with a certified local guide (rock church entry included)
- •Murgia plateau sunset walk for the postcard panorama at golden hour
Lecce, Italy
La Fiermontina
“Baroque palaces carved from butter-soft local stone in Puglia's cultural capital.”
La Fiermontina
A 17th-century masseria turned urban resort by the Fiermonte family. Honey-colored stone, quiet courtyards, and a pool made for slow afternoons.
from $424 / nightCurated Dining
- Bros': Lecce's Michelin-starred table with playful tasting menus in a former palazzo
- Alle Due Corti: Salentine classics done right: ciceri e tria & turcinieddhi
- Cucina Casereccia: Rustic home cooking where locals bring their mothers
Key Experiences
- •Baroque old town walk — Santa Croce, Piazza del Duomo & Roman amphitheater
- •Cooking class at The Awaiting Table in a 16th-century palazzo kitchen
Orvieto, Italy
Hotel Palazzo Piccolomini
“An Etruscan city balanced on a volcanic cliff with a secret underground network of caves.”
Hotel Palazzo Piccolomini
A 16th-century palazzo five minutes from the Duomo. Terracotta floors, chestnut-wood furniture, and a lounge bar made for golden hour.
from $176 / nightCurated Dining
- Trattoria del Moro Aronne: Umbrian soul food: pici, wild boar, house pigeon
- Il Malandrino Bistrot: Modern bistro plates in a stone-walled room
- La Pergola: Terrace tables near the Duomo, made for long lunches
Key Experiences
- •Orvieto Underground official tour — Etruscan caves, medieval mills & dovecotes
- •Decugnano dei Barbi wine estate tasting among the vines on the slopes
From Approx. $1,320 per person
Includes 8 nights luxury boutique stays, verified tours, and regional transfers. Live quote confirmed before booking.
Need a rental car for your trip? Book it here.
Private Charters & Boat Days
Italy From the Water
Some of the best days in Italy happen off land. Private yachts, classic wooden boats, and full-day charters with a captain, so your party just steps aboard. Honeymoon sails, celebration days, and slow hours along the Amalfi Coast, Lake Como, Sardinia, and Sicily.
Full-Service Design Studio
One Call, Everything Handled
Luxa Elite is a full-service design studio for weddings and journeys. Tell us the occasion and we build the whole thing around it: the setting, the stays, the food, the music, the boats, the flights, and every transfer in between. You deal with one person, Dominica, from the first idea to the final boarding call.
Complete Curation
What We Arrange
Wedding Venues Italy & Beyond
Wedding Villas & Venues in Italy and Beyond
I design wedding destinations: private villas, masserias, castles, and clifftop estates where your whole celebration lives under one roof.
Up to 50 guests · Exclusive buyout
From $2,400 / night
- 18th-century villa
- 24 keys
- Private boat dock
Up to 120 guests · Exclusive buyout
From $12,000 / night
- 6 grand halls
- Formal gardens
- Private dock
Up to 300 guests · Village buyout
From $1,200 / night
- Village-style architecture
- Beach club
- Olive groves
Up to 150 guests
From $1,800 / night
- Clifftop infinity pool
- Terraced gardens
- Mediterranean views
Up to 200 guests · Village buyout
From $8,000 / night
- Restored village estate
- Vineyards & cellars
- Exclusive use
Up to 180 guests · Four Seasons
From $2,200 / night
- Belle Époque palace
- Seafront gardens
- Four Seasons service
Up to 250 guests · Château buyout
From $15,000 / night
- 17th-century château
- Formal gardens
- Grand halls
Up to 160 guests · 800-year estate
From $1,200 / night
- 800-year-old castle
- Lakefront grounds
- Falconry
How It Works
Three Steps To Your Celebration
Tell me your vision
Share your dream setting, guest count, and the feeling you want — I listen first.
I match venues to your budget
I curate the right villas, masserias, castles, and clifftop estates for your numbers and budget.
You celebrate, I handle every detail
Stays, transfers, catering, and logistics — managed start to finish, so you simply celebrate.
Handpicked Partners
This Week’s Featured Properties
Three handpicked partner retreats spotlighted this week — Mediterranean coastal villas, noble Tuscan estates, and luxury agriglamping on Lake Bolsena.
Sicily · Puglia · Greek Islands
The Thinking Traveller
Award-winning, 100% exclusively managed Mediterranean villas in Sicily, Puglia, and the Greek Islands. Paired with local Think Specialists, private chefs, and coastal boat charters.
Tuscany · Florence · Italy
Essenza Escapes
Boutique Italy-only specialists featuring off-market noble family estates in Chianti and Val d'Orcia, private wine cellar access, and bespoke travel planning.
Valentano · Lake Bolsena, Tuscia, Italy
Valleverna Agriglamping
Design-forward luxury agriglamping on Lake Bolsena in Tuscia. Forest, Shore, and Aura canvas tents immersed in nature with e-bike vineyard rides and local wine tastings.
Partner Spotlight
La Foce
Val d’Orcia, Tuscany
La Foce’s gardens are among the most celebrated in Italy — designed by Iris Origo — and the estate offers a setting of real cultural depth for a wedding.
Partner Spotlight
Villa Acquaderni
Bologna Hills, Italy
A historic villa in a centuries-old park in the Colli Bolognesi, made for unforgettable wedding days.
Villa rental from €4,000 · Catering from €110 per person
Lindblad Expeditions & National Geographic
Where the wild meets the refined
Explore Expeditions →
Beyond The Itinerary
Beyond the itinerary, we build fully custom journeys from the ground up — handpicked tours, charters, private villas, exclusive partnerships with private vineyards, and breathtaking wedding destinations — reserved for our clients alone.
Every itinerary we compose is built entirely around you — no templates, no recycled routes. Curation, for us, means removing everything between you and the moment. The logistics dissolve. What remains is the journey you will still be describing years from now.
Plan Your JourneyWhat Makes Us Different
Our Signature Journeys
Breathtaking Wedding Destinations & Historic Tuscan Villas
Say "I do" against the backdrop of centuries-old Tuscan estates and the world’s most romantic venues — we secure the extraordinary setting, you live the moment.
Luxury Cruises & Private Yacht Charters
From intimate private charters to the world’s finest cruise lines, the water becomes your private domain.
Curated Kid-Friendly & Multi-Generational Family Journeys
Three generations, one seamless journey — handpicked stays and experiences every age will love.
Slow Travel, Bespoke Tours & Elite All-Inclusives
Linger longer with private guides, unhurried itineraries, and all-inclusives where everything is already handled.
Thirty Years
In The Making
Three decades in private hospitality taught us to anticipate your needs before you say them. We can tell when something is off — a glance, a pause, a schedule that no longer fits — and we adjust before it ever reaches you.
Our communication is direct and constant. Our multitasking is like no other. We read people for a living, and we have spent thirty years mastering this craft — so that the only thing you ever have to think about is the moment you are in.
Preferred Hotel Partners
Collaborating With The World's Finest
Enjoy VIP room upgrades, daily complimentary breakfast, early check-in, and $100+ resort credits at prestigious luxury partners.
Begin The Conversation
So, Ready To Start?
Three quick steps. Tell me your journey, your dates, and book a 15-minute discovery call with Dominica.
LUXA ELITEDiscovery Call Intake
Book Your Discovery Call
Tell me what you're dreaming up in three quick steps — your journey type, your guests and dates, then book a direct 15-minute call with Dominica.
Select Journey Type
Tell me what you're dreaming up. I'll match the right venues, villas, and experiences to it.