Sunset picnics at Villa Reale have become an unmissable event: #chicnic

Treat yourself to the thrill of experiencing the gardens of Villa Reale in the evocative light of the sunset with a chic nic with a starry character like that of the renowned Butterfly restaurant in Marlia which from this year collaborates with Villa Reale for picnics outside the city and with the bistro SurReale in the historic center.

Thanks to the extraordinary opening of the park after 6pm and thanks to the collaboration with chef Fabrizio Girasoli, you will have the opportunity to experience an exclusive experience of nature with refined gardens, freshly restored architecture and taste of traditional flavors revisited in a contemporary key.

TO ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE FULLY we recommend arriving around 17:30 to have time to visit the park, the Villa and the Clock Building with the sunset light and then reach the café where you can collect your basket and bottle of wine by 7:30 pm.
Once you have collected the basket you will find the picnic station set up with a lake view and delight the palate and the view!

The event will end with the onset of darkness around 9.15pm. The last entrance to the palaces will be at 6:30 pm.

MENU

Pizza Napoli …in a glass;

Freshly seared Mediterranean swordfish marinated in Yuzu on melon salad with Chinese cabbage and toasted sesame seeds;

Summer vegetable cous cous flavored with turmeric with grilled prawns, yoghurt and mint sauce and black lemon powder;

Free-range chicken cacciatore served in artisan focaccia with ancient grains with Tex Mex sweet corn salad and mashed avocado;

Tropical caprese – creamy coconut, heart of mango and passion and basil drops.

Chef’s bread

Water

1 bottle of classic French method sparkling wine (for every 2 guests)

VEGETARIAN MENU

Pizza Napoli… in a glass;

Mint-flavoured melon salad with Garfagnana goat cheese feta and toasted almonds;

Summer vegetable cous cous flavored with turmeric with grilled sweet potato, yogurt and mint sauce and black lemon powder;

Homemade focaccia with ancient grains with grilled Piquillo peppers, Tex Mex sweet corn and crushed avocado;

Tropical caprese – creamy coconut, heart of mango and passion and basil drops.

Chef’s bread

Water

1 bottle of classic French method sparkling wine (for every 2 guests)

KIDS’ MENU

Pizza Napoli… in a glass;

Crispy golden schnitzel, potato rosti and passion fruit mayonnaise;

Tropical caprese – coconut remoso, heart of mango and passion and basil drops.

Chef’s bread

Water

1 fruit juice

BOOKING METHOD

Given the exceptional nature of the chicnic, it will be necessary to book entry with the picnic by the Tuesday before the picnic you wish to participate in, by purchasing the confirmation deposit online.

We kindly ask you to indicate any allergies or requests for vegetarian menus once the purchase has been made, not later then the previous Monday.

Go on shop.villarealedimarlia.it/en, just select the date of the desired picnic and proceed with the 5 pm booking for the number of people who will participate in the picnic. Once the payment has been made, an email will arrive to be presented on the evening of the picnic, during which the rest of the participation fee will be paid (by card or cash).

The chicnic stations will be set up according to the reservation – the arrangement of the blankets cannot be changed on the evening of the picnic. In the case of several friends who want to participate together, we ask that a single reservation be made or that we be notified by email which reservations are “together”.

The deposit will not be refunded in case of non-participation in the event (on the official date or on the recovery date due to rain) and if you become aware of your impossibility to come, we ask you to notify us in advance to give someone else the opportunity to attend.

IMPORTANT: In case of rain, the picnic will be postponed to 1 September 2023