La Pinetina Golf
La Pinetina is one of those clubs that never needs to raise its voice
La Pinetina is one of those clubs that never needs to raise its voice. Set in a quietly beautiful woodland landscape between Brianza and the Como area, it offers a compact, distinguished experience much appreciated by golfers who prefer discretion to instant notoriety. The course moves through an elegant natural setting where trees, terrain movement and changing rhythms are used intelligently, asking for concentration and thoughtful shot-making throughout the round. The overall feeling is one of private golf in the best sense of the term: not ostentatious, but carefully maintained, coherent and deeply calm. It is an excellent address for experienced players who value clubs with personality and for international travelers interested in discovering a more secluded side of Lombard golf. La Pinetina does not rely on resort theatrics or major-event imagery. Instead, it wins through atmosphere, maturity of design and the distinct pleasure of playing somewhere that still feels relatively insider, even within one of Italy's strongest golfing regions.
Giocalo in settimana se puoi: il silenzio e il ritmo del club sono parte essenziale del suo fascino più autentico.
Atmosfera appartata e di grande charme
Percorso tecnico in un contesto naturale molto riuscito
Meno immediato per chi cerca servizi resort completi
Valore percepito più alto per golfer esperti che per puro leisure
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Lago di Piano — La Riserva Invisibile
Between Como and Lugano, hidden among alder woods and reed beds, lies the Lago di Piano Nature Reserve: a 0.8km² glacial lake almost unknown even to locals, with wild orchids and grey herons found nowhere else in Lombardy. No vendors, no marked parking.
“Park ranger Gianni leads silent canoe excursions at 6:30am for no more than 4 people. No online communication: contact him via the number posted on the Gravedona municipal notice board.”
Villa Panza — James Turrell nel Bosco
Villa Panza di Biumo, a FAI heritage site in Varese, is home to the most important private collection of American environmental art in Europe. Permanent installations by James Turrell, Dan Flavin, and Robert Irwin are integrated into the 18th-century stables and villa cellars. The Turrell in the former carriage house is one of Italy's most silent and powerful spaces.
“The FAI organises visits to the villa's 'corpo notte' — the Count Panza's private apartments, never open to the general public — on the first Friday of each month for a maximum of 8 people. Original furniture and contemporary art exactly as the Count had arranged them.”
Nino Negri — Sfursat 5 Stelle in Quota
Valtellina produces Italy's most unjustly underrated wine: mountain Nebbiolo vinified dried as Sforzato DOCG. Nino Negri produces the Sfursat 5 Stelle — 3 Gambero Rosso Bicchieri for 18 consecutive years — from vines on terraces at 700m with a yield of 30hl/ha.
“Director Danilo Drocco leads private vineyard visits at dawn, when the Rhaetian Alps reflect in the Adda river. In summer he organises 10-vintage verticals in the 'sala del silenzio' — a cellar carved into granite at 12°C. Book by email six weeks in advance.”