Golf in Italy
Golf in Veneto
27 courses
Veneto offers golf from Lake Garda to the Dolomites, all the way to the lagoon. At Cortina, every hole on the nine-hole course is named after a mountain, from Col Rosà to Becco di Mezzodì.
On Lake Garda, at Peschiera, the Paradiso del Garda by Jim Fazio has bunkers of white quartzite covering 8,000 square metres. At Ca' della Nave, the first of Arnold Palmer's three Italian courses, water hazards inspired by Venice shape the play; at Caorle the Pra' delle Torri has a sea course of 6,045 metres, and at Jesolo the 9th and 18th share a double green.
Guides and itineraries
Golf TravelGolf in Venice and the Veneto, from the Lido to the Asolo hills
Building the Albarella course meant reclaiming more than two million cubic metres of sand from the sea; in Venice, meanwhile, the clubhouse is an Austrian fort. Veneto golf runs from the links of the Lido to the woods of the Cansiglio, and it works best with the right base.
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Luxury StaysGolf hotels in Venice and the Veneto: four bases, from the Lido to the Asolo hills
An Austrian fort serves as the clubhouse at Alberoni, a villa once owned by Robert Browning looks over the Asolo hills, and in Jesolo a 70-metre pool runs along the beach. This is how golfers in the Veneto sleep, and play.
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Food & WineValpolicella and Garda: wine and golf
Sommacampagna, Villafranca di Verona and Peschiera del Garda: three municipalities named in the official list of Custoza, the white wine of the Garda moraine, and each has an 18-hole golf course.
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