Golf Club Alpino di Stresa
Belongs to a rare family of clubs that still preserve the charm of early twentieth-centur...
Golf Club Alpino di Stresa belongs to a rare family of clubs that still preserve the charm of early twentieth-century leisure culture. Set in an elegant Alpine context close to the refined world of Lake Maggiore, it offers an experience that is more intimate and atmospheric than spectacular in the modern sense. Traditionally a 9-hole course, it lives through mood, history and its relationship with the landscape, inviting measured, light-footed and almost contemplative golf. This is the kind of place that speaks to travelers who value memory and personality in a club more than monumental layouts. The real luxury here lies not in abundance of services but in the quality of time: playing in a setting that recalls the Belle Époque, then returning toward Stresa, the Borromean Islands and the lake's historic hotels. As part of a cultivated itinerary through Italy's lake country, Alpino is precious precisely because it is different: less muscular, more evocative, and therefore very hard to forget.
Non giudicarlo con i parametri di un championship course: va vissuto come esperienza storica e paesaggistica, non come prova di potenza.
Atmosfera storica davvero unica
Perfetto complemento a un soggiorno sul Lago Maggiore
Formato e lunghezza non adatti a chi cerca un test moderno completo
Valore percepito massimo per chi ama storia e contesto, non solo tecnica
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Monte Mottarone: l'Alba tra Due Laghi
Monte Mottarone stands exactly between Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta: from its 1,491-metre summit you see both lakes simultaneously with the Swiss Alps as a backdrop. At dawn, departing on the reserved private cable car, the panorama over the mist-filled lakes is one of those places that changes your perception of space.
“The cable car company opens the private cabin at 5:30 AM on exclusive group booking: bring sandwiches and a thermos as the summit hut only opens at 8:00 AM, but the sunrise is worth the two hours of waiting.”
Grand Hôtel des Îles Borromées: la Spa dell'Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway stayed at the Grand Hôtel des Îles Borromées in 1918 during his war convalescence: his room is still bookable. The hotel's spa, opened in 1861, preserves the original Verona pink marble baths in which Kaiser Wilhelm II and Queen Margherita of Savoy used to bathe.
“The spa director organises the 'Royal Ritual': a three-hour journey through the historic baths with Alpine herbal teas and white Cusio clay mud, for one guest at a time by private booking only.”
Antichi Vigneti: Colline Novaresi Mimosa
The Mimosa from Antichi Vigneti di Cantalupo is perhaps Italy's most elegant Nebbiolo in rosé: late harvest, brief skin contact, spontaneous fermentation. The Riserva ages three years and develops dried rose and wild strawberry notes that seem almost Burgundian. The cellar vertical is organised by reservation for up to 6 people.
“The Arlunno family still cultivates a Ghemme Nebbiolo parcel planted in 1952 on its own roots: the wine from that vineyard is not sold commercially but is opened for winery guests who specifically ask about the old vine.”