3 nights with breakfast at Grand Hotel Victoria and one green fees per person (Menaggio & Cadenabbia Golf Club)

For Italian golf, this club is synonymous with history. It was the dawn of the 1900s and Lake Como was a popular destination with elite Anglo-Saxon tourism. Included amongst its admirers was the engineer Henry John Mylius who, with some of his fellow countrymen, decided to build a small golf course. They discovered the right place at Grandola e Uniti, and founded the Golf Club “on the Menaggio and Cadenabbia side of the Lake” in 1907. Don’t miss the chance to visit this historic club and enjoy, in addition to its 18 holes, the clubhouse, warm and welcoming like no other with a lovely bridge room. The club’s pride and joy is its golf library which, with more than 1200 volumes – the oldest is dated 1682 – has one of the best collections amongst libraries on the subject in the world, so much so that even the librarian at the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Scotland, the homeland of golf, borrowed some unique volumes to photocopy them. It is located on the Prealpine slopes sheltering Lake Como at 455 meters of altitude, and the difference in level is notable: there are continuous ups and and downs and, as short as it is, the course is quite delicate and demands great precision. This is a course that continues to maintain the technical features of golf from days gone by despite the changes made to it over the years, and players are constantly tempted to alternate powerfully aggressive and cautious strokes. Technical Details Course: 18 holes, Par 70, 5482 meters Architect: John Harris Topography: short course, narrow fairways Distinctive features: the second oldest golf club in Italy; it represents the spirit in which the game of golf is played. It evokes the spirit of the game Pro’s comments: The long history of the club and its extraordinary beauty reassure those who love and appreciate traditional golf that they are in the “right place”. But the last two holes, short yet very delicate par 4s, are a strong temptation for all golfers who are able to hit further than 220/230 meters with a single drive. Precise players can putt for an eagle, but the recklessness of an error of just a few meters will cost you dearly. Great fun.