Golf Club Ugolino
Ugolino belongs to the small elite of Italian clubs that can only truly be understood by...
Ugolino belongs to the small elite of Italian clubs that can only truly be understood by playing them. Just outside Florence, it preserves a form of historic elegance that requires no special effects: the charm comes from the natural lines of the land, the maturity of the trees, the intimate relationship with the Florentine countryside and the cultured club atmosphere that has endured over time. The course does not impress through brutality but through nuance. It asks for thoughtful golf, rhythm, precision and a certain classical sensitivity, much like many long-established European clubs. For many travelers, Ugolino matters as much as a cultural golf experience as it does as a round in itself. It expresses an elegant, discreet and almost literary Italy. Integrated into a high-level Florentine stay, it becomes a deeply attractive stop, especially for golfers who value history, atmosphere and identity as much as technical performance.
Non affrontarlo come una gara di distanza: Ugolino premia il giocatore che accetta il suo linguaggio classico e lascia spazio a precisione e intelligenza.
Grandissimo fascino storico e culturale
A pochi minuti da Firenze ma con identità forte
Meno adatto a chi cerca un resort contemporaneo
Valore massimo per chi apprezza tradizione e atmosfera
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Certosa del Galluzzo: la Cella dei Monaci
The Certosa del Galluzzo stands on a hill 5 km from Florence, inhabited by Cistercian monks since 1341. The monks' cells — small apartments with private gardens — open on request to the Prior: inside survive 15th-century fresco cycles by Pontormo that restoration has just brought back to light.
“Fra' Bernardo guides private visits on Thursday at 8:00 AM: he shows the original Prior's cell where Pontormo painted the Lunettes that ended up in the Uffizi — the walls still bear traces of the preparatory cartoon.”
Montevertine: le Pergole Torte Verticale
Sergio Manetti's Le Pergole Torte was the first pure Sangiovese in Tuscany to prove that the grape needed no Cabernet: the vertical from 1977 spans forty years of one of Italy's most debated and beloved wines. Martino Manetti receives by strict appointment among the Radda vineyards his father planted against every convention.
“Martino Manetti pours the 1985 only for those who know how his father was expelled from the Chianti Consortium for refusing to add Trebbiano to the wine. Bring the expulsion documents: he keeps them as a medal.”
Palazzo Magnani Feroni: la Spa Segreta di Firenze
Palazzo Magnani Feroni is a 16th-century palace converted into a 12-suite hotel in the heart of Florence's Oltrarno district. The basement spa occupies the original 16th-century cellars with pietra serena vaulting: the Olio e Pietra treatments use extra virgin olive oil from Fiesole and clay from the Chianti hills. No chain hotel knows of its existence.
“Owner Floriano Paini organises private dinners in the historic cellars with wines from his personal Maremma winery: available only for spa guests through the concierge. 8 people maximum, no fixed menu.”