Golf Club Le Robinie
Le Robinie is one of the sharper
Le Robinie is one of the sharper, more modern tests in the Milan orbit, known for its Jack Nicklaus design and for a style of golf that rewards discipline, strategy and composure. Water, bunkering and clearly defined landing areas give the course a distinct identity: it offers little for free and favors players who manage a round with clarity rather than impulse. It is an appealing choice for golfers based in or passing through Milan who want a serious technical challenge without necessarily seeking the full ritual of older legacy clubs. The atmosphere is contemporary and less ceremonial, yet the sporting value remains high and unmistakable. For experienced players, Le Robinie is a course worth revisiting because the layout reveals itself gradually and becomes richer with familiarity. This is not the place for a careless holiday round. It performs best for golfers who enjoy architecture, decisive choices from the tee and a design philosophy that can be demanding while still feeling coherent and fair.
Giocalo con prudenza al primo giro: qui l'errore più costoso spesso nasce da una scelta troppo ambiziosa, non da un colpo mediocre.
Layout di forte personalità firmato Jack Nicklaus
Ottimo test strategico vicino a Milano
Può risultare severo per handicap alti
Meno romantico dei grandi parkland storici
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Museo Castiglioni — 40.000 Oggetti dal Mondo
Brothers Pier Battista and Angelo Castiglioni led over 200 expeditions in 40 years, collecting 40,000 artefacts from Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The private museum in their Varese villa is considered the most important private ethnographic collection in Europe — and almost nobody knows it exists.
“Marco Castiglioni, the nephew, personally guides visitors through the halls of African masks and pre-Columbian treasures by direct family appointment. There is no ticket desk — visitors leave a voluntary donation.”
Monte San Giorgio — Il Confine dei Dinosauri
Monte San Giorgio on the Italian-Swiss border between Varese and Lake Lugano is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its Triassic marine fossils (240 million years old), among the most complete ever found. The 3km trail from the Clivio customs post climbs through chestnut woods to the 1,097m summit, with views over Lake Lugano and the Swiss Alps.
“The palaeontologists' trail shows exactly where each species was discovered, along the original excavation route. The only other visitor you usually encounter is the forest ranger.”
Villa Crespi — Spa sul Lago d'Orta
Villa Crespi on Lake Orta — three Michelin stars, one of Italy's ten finest spas — is an 1879 Moorish villa built by a textile industrialist in love with Cairo. The wellness centre, carved into the caves beneath the villa, offers hydrotherapy with the cold lake waters and cedar oil massages.
“The 'Percorso del Pasha' — spa at sunset, garden dinner with Cannavacciuolo's menu, overnight in a lake-view suite — is booked three months in advance. Two places per evening.”