Category: Europe
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Camiral Golf & Wellness | Catalonia | Spain | Review
Between the French Pyrenees and Barcelona, on Spain’s Costa Brava, is Camiral Golf & Wellness – a luxury retreat with a world-class golf course.
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Golf Guide to Costa Del Sol | Spain’s Classic Coast
Finlay Miller travelled to Spain’s Costa Del Sol to explore a coastline with more than 50 golf courses, sandy beaches, unbroken blue skies and classic course designs.
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Tenerife Golf Guide | Island Golf | Land of Eternal Spring
A guide to golf holidays in Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, with its year-round spring-like climate, dramatic island setting and great courses
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Swing under the Stars – Midnight Golf in Finland
Warm summers, first class golf courses and magical 24-hour daylight make Finland an alluring alternative for a golf break. Gary Firkins heads to Helsinki to experience midnight golf at Finland’s finest resort, Linna Golf. Teeing off under the stars Post round sauna and an icy plunge Feast on reindeer Be a culture vulture in Hip…
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Top 5 All Inclusive Golf Resorts in Turkey
Turkey is an excellent destination for travelers seeking an All Inclusive golf break. Here are our Top-5 golf resorts to get bang for your buck
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New links tour launches on Ireland’s West Coast
A new links golf tour has been launched on the West Coast of Ireland for golfers staying at the PGA National Ireland Slieve Russell resort.
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5 Must-Play Spanish Golf Courses
Global Golfer picks out five must-play Spanish golf courses including PGA Golf de Catalunya, Finca de Cortesin and Real Club de Golf Sotogrande.
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Golf Guide to Portugal | Algarve, Lisbon and Sintra
A golf guide to Portugal’s Algarve and Lisboa Coast, featuring world class golf courses, golden beaches and a captivating Capital City
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Lost links holes restored at Le Touquet
France’s finest links course, La Mer at Le Touquet Golf Resort, is reviving a number of lost holes dating back to its 1930’s heyday. The Harry Colt classic, regarded as one of the finest links on the Continent, opened in 1931 when Le Touquet was the most fashionable resort in Europe. Links holes lost to World…
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Pop-up golf course opens in Swiss Alps
Blink and you’ll miss pop-up golf in the Swiss Alps The highest golf course in Europe is getting ready to open its fairways for arguably the shortest season anywhere in the world. Golf Mountain on Switzerland’s Adelboden’s Engstligenalp opens for play on September 10 for just six-weeks before closing again on October 25th. Why? The…
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Clogs and Clubs – golf holidays in Holland
David J Whyte didn’t need any ‘Dutch Courage’ to spend a week filming in the Netherlands for Go-Golf TV. He discovered that golf is bigger than you’d think in the land of Van Gogh, windmills and shoes carved from wood… What I like about the Dutch is you never hear them crowing about how ‘they’…
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Mallorca Golf Guide
Mallorca is a Spanish Island in the Mediterranean Sea and the largest of a group of islands called the Balearics. This Mallorca golf guide provides an overview of the island’s golf courses, tourism attractions and local culture. Sunshine Tour – Mallorca Mallorca enjoys over 300 days of sunshine per year, making it a favourite destination…
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Golf Resorts in Austria – Swings and Thermal Springs
Sue Farmer discovered that golf can be relaxing at Stegersbach, a tranquil retreat among the ruins of castles on the border between Austria and Hungary…. Thermal spa treatments are great for the swing Explore the mind-body connection for better golf Strawberry Uhudler – a rare Austrian wine Discover the “spring of life” at Heiligenbrun Pinewood…
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Lofoten Links | Midnight golf under the Northern Lights
The world’s most northerly links golf course – on the edge of the Arctic Ocean – has been extended to 18 holes to satisfy growing demand from golfers wanting to tee off under the world famous ‘Northern Lights.’ Lofoten Links, in Gimsoy, Norway, has tiny postage stamp-sized greens and is laid out across and around…
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Par and Spa | Donnafugata Golf Resort | Sicily
Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa is an award-winning golf resort and spa on the Italian island of Sicily and a former DP World Tour venue. Discover golf & spa
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Review | Golf in Belek | Turkey
Ed Butler headed to Belek in Turkey’s Antalya province for a romantic couples break and couldn’t resist playing golf, lots of golf. I first heard about Belek when researching destinations for my one year wedding anniversary. Back then, it was early days, so my initial pitch was a resort without golf. After discovering the wealth…
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Algarve Green Dream becomes reality
Three South African investors recently turned a golfing dream into a reality. Espiche Golf SA wanted to create a golf course that was a model of sustainability, in a spectacular setting, in one of Europe’s busiest golf destinations. Those investors found land, close to the town of Lagos on Portugal’s Algarve and with views of…
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Ryanair hub to boost Cyprus golf breaks
Budget airline Ryanair has announced that Paphos, Cyprus, is to become an international hub servicing 14 new European routes. The new routes to and from Paphos start in April and May, including services from London Stansted, Memmingen Munich, Frankfurt Hahn, Stockholm Skavsta and Oslo Rygge. The new services make it cheaper and easier to take…
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Golf in Girona: Spain’s Quiet Corner
Discover a thoroughbred golf course on Spain’s “rugged coast” Take the Q-School Test Views that captivated esoteric painter Salvadore Dali “Corking” good Catalonian landscape Get off the beaten track in Girona Spain remains one of the most popular golf destinations for European golfers. With busy resorts and lots of spikes treading the fairways of the…
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Free Rescue club when you book an Irish golf break
Europe’s largest golf tour operator Golfbreaks.com has teamed up with Tourism Ireland to offer golfers extra incentive to book a golf break in the Emerald Isle. Golfers booking for four or more players before the end of February – to travel at any time in 2012 – will receive a brand new TaylorMade Rescue 11…
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Tourism boom fuels golf breaks to Estonia
Mention Estonia and golf is not likely to be the next thought filling your mind. You might imagine atmospheric medieval streets, gothic spires, Tallinn and excessive stag parties, or a football nation consigned to lose in the group stages of the European Championships. According to one of the country’s best golf and country clubs, golf…
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Arabella Golf: the aristocrats of Mallorcan golf
Nestled between the hills of Son Vida and the island capital Palma is Mallorca’s first golf course, Son Vida Golf – the flagship and patriarch of a trio of courses at the Arabella Golf Resort and Spa and Sheraton Hotel. Son Vida golf, Son Muntaner Golf and Son Quint golf combine to make the Arabella…