Golf Nazionale
Holds a distinctive place in Italian golf because it was conceived as the federation's co...
Golf Nazionale holds a distinctive place in Italian golf because it was conceived as the federation's course and still carries a strongly technical, almost laboratory-like identity. Located near Sutri, north of Rome, it sits in a compelling stretch of countryside where the austere beauty of inland Lazio becomes part of the sporting experience. The layout demands discipline, quality from the tee and sound strategic reading without relying on unnecessary theatrical effects. Its appeal lies in the purity of the test. For that reason, it is especially appreciated by experienced players, competitive golfers and travelers who want to measure themselves against a serious, coherent and training-friendly course. The on-site lodging helps turn a visit into a focused golf retreat rather than a simple stopover. This is not the address to choose for social theater or resort spectacle, but for substance, concentration and technical value. Within its category, it remains one of Italy's most credible destinations for golfers who truly care about the game.
Vale la pena fermarsi una notte: Golf Nazionale rende di più se lo affronti con mentalità da training retreat, non come semplice round di passaggio.
Uno dei test tecnici più credibili d'Italia
Molto adatto a giocatori esperti e a soggiorni focalizzati sul golf
Meno adatto a chi cerca atmosfera resort o mondanità
Può risultare severo per chi vuole un giro più indulgente
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Civita di Bagnoregio: il Tramonto sulla Città Morente
Civita di Bagnoregio is 'the dying city': a 6th-century BC Etruscan village on a tufa pinnacle that erosion reduces by 40 cm every year. Accessible only on foot across a 300-metre bridge, at sunset it turns golden in the raking light with white tufa valleys on either side. Only 11 permanent residents still live on the pinnacle.
“Caretaker Oreste Monaldeschi opens the village gate at 5:30 AM — two hours before official public opening — for up to 4 people by direct booking. The 11 resident families make coffee on the stove and bring it to the dawn visitors.”
Falesco: Est!Est!!Est!!! di Montefiascone
Montefiascone's Est!Est!!Est!!! is the wine with the world's most legendary story: Bishop Fugger named it so in 1111, then died from drinking too much of it. Falesco produces the only Est taken seriously — the Poggio dei Gelsi with Roscetto and late Trebbiano shows that Lazio volcanic soil can produce internationally-ranked whites.
“In the Falesco cellar is preserved a photocopy of the original Montefiascone tombstone that reads 'Est Est Est — for too much Est did Sir Fugger here die': Cotarella shows it as a warning to visitors who drink too fast.”
Lago di Bolsena: il Cratere dell'Alba
Lake Bolsena is Europe's largest volcanic lake: 114 sq km of clear water in a double crater that filled 300,000 years ago. At dawn, before summer boats, historic boatman Celso Papacchini takes you on a wooden dinghy between the two islands of Bisentina and Martana — inhabited by 15th-century Franciscan convents — with the absolute silence of the volcanic lake.
“The Bisentina friars open Pope Paul III's loggia for morning visits on Celso's request: Renaissance architecture on a 2-hectare volcanic island with views over the lake and the Lazio Alps.”