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TEED UP’s 2016 “MOLTO BELLO ITALY” Golf Tour
“Everything is Beautiful in Italy”
Unparalleled Golf, Incredible Food, Wine and Stunning
Landscapes
13 nights, Play 9 of Italy’s Top courses!
June 18 to July 1 2016
Day 1 – Saturday 18th June, 2016
Arrival into Rome and make your way to your Hotel.
Extra pre-tour nights can be arranged.
Check In:
Rose Garden Palace
Via Boncompagni
19-00187
ROME
4* - Superior Room with Breakfast.
The Rose Garden Palace is located in a beautifully restored
historical building, just off Via Veneto. The rooms are
spacious, elegant and beautiful, with gracious amenities and
all the comforts of home. Step outside, and you’ll find the
best shopping, dining and sightseeing in Rome all within easy
walking distance.
The stately pines of Villa Borghese, the Spanish Steps, the
elegant shops on Via Condotti, the fashionable bars on Via
Veneto, the Trevi Fountain and Tritone Fountain, baroque
churches and the masterpieces of the Borghese Gallery are at
our doorstep.
8pm – Tonight there will be welcome cocktails and canapés and a chance to meet the rest of the group.
Day 2 – Sunday 19th June
Transfer to Parco di Roma GC – 25 min
Golf Parco di Roma (RM) – RANKED #11 OF ITALIAN COURSES
This Pete Dye designed course has some great views from its elevated holes.
In countryside as lazy and peaceful as this, it is hard to believe you are so close
to the centre of Rome. This is a pleasantly sloping course crossed by streams,
often just in front of the greens. And thanks to the variety of the layout, you
never tire of playing here. Both spectacular and natural, the course blends
delicately into the landscape of typical Roman countryside. Golf very much
“dolce vita” style.
Transfer back to hotel – 25 min.
Non Golfers today is a free day for you to explore Rome or relax at hotel.
Day 3 – Monday 20th June
Private minivan transfer to Vatican (1.9 km) for a 3 hours Vatican Museum Tour – Sistine Chapel, St. Peter
Entrance tickets included are so we can beat the crowds!
After the tour you are free to spend the rest of day sightseeing around Rome.
Day 4 – Tuesday 21st June
Transfer to Golf Nazionale – 45 min
GOLF NAZIONALE – RANKED #5 OF ITALIAN COURSES
Formally known as Golf Club Le Quercie, it is a course lined
with oak-trees (quercie, in Italian), which was opened in
1990 as a national golf centre for the Italian Golf Federation
but also as a private club. The hosting of the World Cup
here in 1991 highlighted the course’s many qualities, but
the not-so-good players can handle this okay as long they
keep well away from the back tees! This is a very open
course, though, and a sound strategy with respect to the
danger and hazards is required. The sloping terrain calls for thoughtful club selection, because while the greens are
large, they are well guarded and steeply contoured; putting here is never easy if you are too far from the hole.
Non golfers after dropping off golfers will have a tour of Bracciano Lake: stop at picturesque Anguillara Sabazia
town and follow on to Bracciano for a visit of massive fortress Orsini Odescalchi. Lunch in town is not included.
Back to golf Nazionale in the afternoon for the transfer to Florence
Transfer to Florence – 2h 50 min
Check in:
Hotel Boscolo Astoria
Via Del Giglio 9
9 – 50123 FLORENCE
4*-The Boscolo Astoria is in the medieval Palazzo Gaddi, a
typical example of Florentine Baroque design. Its rooftop
terrace offers spectacular city views and is a quarter mile
from the cathedral. This elegantly renovated hotel features
stylish rooms with fresco walls and antique furniture.
Breakfast is included and is an extensive buffet, and drinks
and snacks are served on the terrace.
Day 5 – Wednesday 22nd June
Transfer to Golf Ugolino – 30 min
Golf: UGOLINO GOLF COURSE - – RANKED #13 OF ITALIAN COURSES
The club is the oldest in Italy but the present course
opened here in 1933. For today’s professionals Ugolino is
doubtless a little short but this is still an excellent course
for amateur tournaments, where accuracy counts for much
more than brute strength. The par 3s is rather long but
there is also an impressive group of short par 4s where you
might be tempted to think about your birdies. Whether or
not you make them remains in some doubt, as the greens
are generally small, well contoured and well protected.
Ugolino is by no means an example of modernity but it
certainly deserves a visit, even if a trip to Florence leaves
little time for sport. Certainly worth a try, together, of
course, with a glass of local Chianti wine.
Transfer back to hotel – 30 min
5pm - Guided 2 hours walking tour of Florence for golfers and non-golfers.
Day 6 – Thursday 23rd June
Transfer to Turin (5hrs) with a break along the way in the picturesque LANGHE region where Barolo and Barbaresco
wines are produced. We will stop along the way for a wine tasting and lunch which is included in the tour package.
Check in:
Principi Di Piemonte
Via Piero Gobetti
15 TURIN TO 10123
The 4* Hotel Principi di Piemonte provides luxurious,
modern rooms right in the centre of Turin, less than 5
minutes' walk from the Egyptian Museum. You will enjoy
excellent service here. Built in the 1930s, Principi di
Piemonte is elegant and stylish, with lounges, a bar offering
great views over Turin city centre and a gourmet restaurant.
You will have 24-hour room service here. There is a wellness
centre at the Piemonte Hotel, with massage rooms and
Turkish bath. Rooms at the Principi di Piemonte are
beautifully decorated and spacious. They come with large
LCD TVs with Sky and Wi-Fi access. Free newspapers are
provided.
Day 7 – Friday 24th June
Minivan shuttle transfer to Royal Park I Roveri – 4 min
Golf: ROYAL PARK I ROVERI - RANKED #2 OF ITALIAN COURSES
This former hunting estate was the ideal setting for building
an ambitious golfing resort close to Turin. The age-old trees
both outline and isolate the holes and form a natural
barrier to the ambitious of wayward hitters. Opened in
1975, it was designed by Robert Trent Jones, as you will see
with his strategic deployment of water and the very
carefully plotted position and design of bunkers. You have
to know how to it every way here, especially those US-style
target golf shots, as you don’t get much chance to roll the
ball onto very defended greens. Once there, the putting
surfaces are nicely contoured and can pose a number of
problems. I Roveri is definitely one of the very best courses
in Italy and is kept in superb condition.
Minivan shuttle transfer back to hotel – 4 min
Non golfers with a shuttle transfer will take the opportunity to visit the majestic castle and royal gardens of
La Venaria reale, an UNESCO heritage site on the southern border of La Mandria estate. Back to hotel after
the visit. Lunch on site at one of the cafes or restaurants of La Venaria (not included)
Day 8 - Saturday 25th June
Today is a day to relax around the hotel, play an optional
game of golf or head into the ancient city of Turin for a
day’s sightseeing. The day will begin with a guided 2h
walking tour of Turin city centre. We will walk and visit the
elegant buildings of Palazzo Madama, the Royal Palace, the
church of San Lorenzo and the Roman Quadrilateral walking
under the famous Turin arcades full of shops and elegant
cafes. You are then free to find somewhere for lunch
before having the afternoon free to wander the streets of
Turin. While the Shroud of Turin is not on display you can
visit the museum which tells the story of the shroud and has
many associated artefacts.
Day 9 – Sunday 26th June
Transfer to Golf Biella – 1h 20 min
GOLF CLUB BIELLA (BI) – RANKED #1 OF ITALIAN COURSES
Biella is one of Italy’s centres that have made such a name
for Italian design and also the site of one of the greatest golf
courses in Italy, where architectural design plays second
fiddle to the beauty of the landscape and terrain that were
just made for golf. There is a British feel to this course, which
brings strategically located bunkers into play, along with
diabolic ditches and no end of oak, chestnut and birch trees.
Add to all this remarkable touch of variety and you will
realize that sobriety does not necessarily mean monotony. A
73 par course at altitude along the Biellese Alps it is a stunning backdrop to one of the more testing rounds in Italy.
Non golfers will take a walking tour of the charming Biella and visit the unique findings of Roman and medieval
origins. The splendid baptistery the high Saint Stephan belt tower and the medieval village of Piazzo. In Biella
we can take advantage to shop at one of the numerous factory stores of the big names in Cashmere textile:
Zegna, Agnona, Piacenza, Cerruti, and Loro Piana.
After golf transfer to Castelconturbia – 1h20 min
Check in:
Hotel Golf Castelconturbia
Via Castelconturbia, 10 Agrate
CONTURBIA 28010
Featuring a wide garden with golf facilities, Hotel Golf Club
Castelconturbia is located in a peaceful area 4 km outside
Agrate Conturbia. The property offers modern-style rooms
with free Wi-Fi, a traditional restaurant and bar.
A sweet and savoury buffet breakfast is served daily either
indoors or on the terrace. Guests can also enjoy the
restaurant serving both local and international dishes. Hotel
Golf Club Castelconturbia is 10 km from Lake Maggiore.
Day 10 – Monday 27th June
Transfer to Bogogno Golf – 15 min
Golf: BOGOGNO DEL CONTE GC - RANKED #9 OF ITALIAN COURSES
Opened in 1996, Bogogno immediately became established as
one of the most spectacular courses in Italy. This was only to be
expected from Robert von Hagge, who is hardly known for
dabbing with “minimalism”. It should be said, though, that the
way he shaped the course is never gratuitous and that any
shifting to earth is done to add variety, throw in a difficulty or
two or isolated holes then the land is flat. The visual aspect is
also very important and the topography this creates gives the
course an almost Scottish flavour. But here we are in Italy, the
land of theatre: the backdrop of the Alps and Monte Rosa is
highlighted by the course’s graphic beauty. You will need a
strong nerve and good experience to last the course and keep
your score down.
Transfer back to Hotel – 15 min
Non golfers will take the opportunity to visit the charming lake of Orta and do a walking tour of the village of
Orta San Giulio: Built on the slopes of a steep hill plunging into the lake—the Sacro Monte—the village’s
narrow streets are full of the faded elegance and ochre charm of yesteryear, with touches of the baroque
found throughout in its architecture. At one end of the square stands the town hall; built in 1585, it is perched
on graceful columns, as though on stilts. And a little further uphill is Chiesa dell’Assunta, a 15th century parish
church bursting with original frescoes. Lunch in one of the numerous restaurants on the lake shores (not
included) return after lunch.
7pm – Tonight there will be a wine and cheese degustation function to give you the chance to taste the local wine and
cheeses. (Included)
Day 11 –Tuesday 28th June
Golf: CASTELCONTURBIA GC – RANKED #4 OF ITALIAN COURSES
The hallmark of this Robert Trent Jones course is omnipresent,
and not only in the jagged sand traps. The greens are huge with
diabolical slopes and breaks to increase the challenge. Golf here
consists in cutting out mistakes and in stopping short of all-out
attack. The course is on the flat side, although some of the
raised greens require special care. A superb golf resort course,
not to be missed.
After golf we will transfer to Lake Como – 1h 10 min
Check in:
Palace Hotel
Lungo Lario Trieste 16,
22100 COMO
4*- On landscaped grounds by the shores of Lake Como,
the Palace Hotel is a 5-minute walk from Como Cathedral.
Both the bar and restaurant overlook the lake. All rooms
are classically styled, and some offer views of the lake.
Rooms come equipped with air conditioning, minibar and a
TV with satellite channels. Located in the heart of the city
it is the ideal starting point for visiting the antique and
modern architectural splendours of Como: the Cathedral,
the Social Theatre and the rationalist style buildings. The
streets in the town centre are lively crossroads of
encounters, shops, silk, cashmere, restaurants, antique
dealers and jewellery stores. A refined lifestyle in a city
rich of culture and workmanship.
Day 12 – Wednesday 29th June
Transfer to Golf Villa d’Este – 20 min
Golf: VILLA D’ESTE GC – RANKED #3 OF ITALIAN COURSES
Designed in 1926 by Peter Gannon, Villa d’Este has rapidly
become one of the gems of Italian golf courses, much of
which is due to a location close to the long Lake Como,
where small harbours give way to exotic gardens around
superb villas. Villa d’Este, alongside the small lake of
Montorfano, is a rather hilly course set amidst pine,
chestnut and birch trees but is easily walkable all the same.
The setting is stunning, set amongst the Como hills with
panoramic views of Lake Montorfano. Clean Alpine air and
lush greenery provide respite from the intense summer
heat. A prestigious club in the heart of one of Italy’s most
historically prosperous regions.
5pm-7pm – Private boat tour of Lake Como with English
speaking guide
Day 13 – Thursday 30th June
Transfer to Milano Golf – 53 min
Golf - MILANO GC – RANKED #8 OF ITALIAN COURSES
Located close to the capital of Lombardy in the Parco di
Monza, this is obviously one of the most prestigious Italian
clubs cultivating real golfing tradition. Gannon and
Blandford laid the course out over flat terrain, where
majestic trees create both a feeling of isolation and pleasant
exclusivity, and a formidable line of defence for hitters who
slug rather than think. The very many bunkers ably defend
the average-size greens that are slightly contoured and very
well maintained. Here you get the feeling of playing in a
huge park, where the silence is disturbed only those days
when the Monza race-track is in action. The Golf Club
Milano is a solid and practical golfing facility.
Return transfer to hotel – 53 min
8pm - Farewell dinner and drinks at Hotel Palace
Day 14 – Fri 1 July 2016
10am Group transfer to Malpensa APT near Milan or extend your stay here at Lake Como or Milan with extra nights.
Arrivederci!
Tour Package information:
Price: Twin/Double share
Single supplement
Non golfer twin share
€6980
€1790
€4970
Tour inclusions:
 2 nights in Rome
 3 nights in Florence
 3 nights in Turin
 2 nights in Conturbia
 3 nights in Como
 Welcome drinks and canapés
 Presentation dinner and selected wines at Lake Como
 breakfast at all hotels
 lunch and wine on transfer to Turin on Day 6
 wine and cheese degustation event at Hotel Castleconturbia
 city tax, VAT and porterage at hotels
 transfer by private coach to and from golf courses and for all transfers during the tour with English
speaking driver
 all entrance permits to cities included and prepaid
 9 rounds of golf with carts (2 people sharing one cart – only 10 carts available at Roma so first 20 booked
will share a cart and balance will walk with buggy – it’s a flat course)
 3 hr Vatican City and Sistene Chapel tour and entrance tickets
 2 hrs walking city tour in Florence with English speaking guide and entrance to Accademia Museum
 2 hours lake Como tour by private boat with English speaking guide
 final transfer from hotel to airport or Milano city centre or onwards tours
Exclusions
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all lunches and dinners with the exception of those mentioned in the itinerary
minibar, laundry, and all personal expenses at the hotels
personal expenses during the trip
tips to porter, driver and guides
DEPOSITS & CANCELLATIONS
To secure your place on this tour we require a deposit of AU$2,000pp at time of booking. This deposit is nonrefundable after June 30 2015 as at that time you can then take out travel insurance to cover cancellations. The final
balance is due 1 March 2016. No refunds are available after this date. The final payment will be for the full tour price
in EUR converted to AUD based on the best EUR sell rate from the Major 4 banks as at 10am on the 28th Feb 2016.
The deposits paid will then be deducted from this to give the balance owing. Cancellations by the client must be in
writing to Teed-Up Golf Tours.
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