Casa Freda

Why it’s on the Edit

Casa Freda is an old country residence outside Foggia, and the owners say its tradition of wedding receptions goes back to the 1300s. It is on the Edit as a historic house with a b&b in its park, in the Foggia area. It pitches its weddings as set in what it calls an authentic Apulian noble setting.

It is a venue for weddings, baptisms, anniversaries and corporate events, with b&b rooms attached. A spa, a pool and a restaurant for hotel guests are not confirmed, so it is not filed here as a luxury stay.

The rooms

The b&b rooms are spread through the park instead of stacked in the main house. The house describes them as surrounded by the garden, and says each has a bathroom and a patio.

All of them are described as different, each with its own personality, so no single room type stands for the rest. The number of rooms is not confirmed here, and neither are sizes or bed types. Ask for those in writing before you commit.

Breakfast is served on the patio of each room.

Eating and drinking

Breakfast on the patio is the one meal tied to the rooms on the official page. The restaurant side of Casa Freda is described through its events, and the house presents its cooking as Puglian tradition in evolution, built on products of the Tavoliere plain.

The chef, Cesare di Bari, has worked at the house for over twenty years. Banqueting is also offered at your own home or at a venue you choose.

Whether the house serves an evening meal to b&b guests on a day without an event is not confirmed. Ask, and plan a town dinner in Foggia as the fallback.

The setting

The house stands in a garden with a pine grove, on the Via San Severo outside Foggia in the Tavoliere delle Puglie, the wide plain of the Foggia area, which is flat farmland.

The house has a greenhouse that the house uses for events in every season, a rustic wine cellar, a main hall furnished with pieces that once belonged to the Freda Marquises, and a patio.

In winter the house advertises fireplaces and large windows onto the garden, with Christmas lights inside and outside. In the warm months the garden and the pine grove take the events outdoors, and the house offers an outdoor wedding in the pine forest.

The reception hall is in the main body of the house. For civil ceremonies the house describes rooms adorned with crystal chandeliers and fireplaces.

Good to know

• Events happen here. Ask whether a wedding or party falls on your dates before you book a quiet night.
• The b&b page sends you to Booking.com to reserve. Contact details for the house are on the official contact page.
• The number of rooms, opening months, children and pets are not confirmed.
• A pool, a spa and a gym are not confirmed.
• Price band: 1 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).
• A civil ceremony can be held at the house, which also gives help with the paperwork.
• The house lists a hall for up to 300 people and a fiber connection (FTTH) in its event rooms.

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

Casa Freda suits wedding guests who want to sleep where the party is, and travelers breaking a journey in Foggia who prefer a garden to a town hotel. It also suits couples planning their own wedding in northern Puglia who want a historic house with a greenhouse for winter dates.

If a pool, a spa or a restaurant open to residents every night decides the trip, ask first: none of them is confirmed here. For a stay with a garden restaurant in the same area, see Villa Giuliani Resort, or browse the Foggia and the Monti Dauni hub.

Getting there

Casa Freda is at km 2 of the Via San Severo in Foggia, in the area called Foggia and the Monti Dauni. Bari is the nearer of the two main airports, Bari and Brindisi.

A car is needed. The house sits on the Via San Severo outside the city.

If you arrive without a car, ask the house how guests normally reach it. A transfer service is not confirmed here.