Royal Golf La Bagnaia
Offers a broad, scenic interpretation of the Sienese countryside
Royal Golf La Bagnaia offers a broad, scenic interpretation of the Sienese countryside, with a course that breathes through open spaces, generous terrain movement and constantly changing light. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., it favors strong visual corridors, width and an international resort-golf sensibility quite different from Tuscany's older, tighter and more tree-lined clubs. Here the landscape plays an active role, and the golf unfolds in a setting that asks for control, bold decisions and intelligent wind management. The experience is especially appealing for travelers who want to combine Siena, rolling countryside, contemporary hospitality and a modern course with real ambition. It may not possess the cultural patina of Ugolino or the absolute exclusivity of Castiglion del Bosco, but it presents a clear, elegant and highly enjoyable proposition of its own. It is an excellent choice for international guests and for golf weekends in which scenery matters almost as much as the scorecard.
Giocalo con il vento in mente fin dal tee shot: nei grandi spazi di La Bagnaia la tentazione di essere aggressivi è forte, ma la strategia paga molto di più.
Campo moderno molto scenografico nelle colline senesi
Ottimo equilibrio tra resort e challenge sportiva
Meno intimo dei club toscani storici
Più convincente come esperienza paesaggistica che come circolo tradizionale
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Sant'Antimo: il Mattutino Gregoriano
Sant'Antimo Abbey in the Val d'Orcia is one of Italy's most extraordinary Romanesque buildings: built in the 11th century in onyx alabaster that at certain morning hours becomes almost translucent. The Premonstratensian monks chant Gregorian Matins at 7:15 AM: those who present themselves silently at the entrance before the time are admitted inside.
“Sit in the third row right beneath the tower: the resonance of Gregorian chant in the cylindrical apse is such that the voices seem to come from the alabaster walls themselves. Arrive 20 minutes early in absolute silence.”
Fèlsina: Rancia Riserva Verticale
Fèlsina's Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia comes from a single vineyard at Castelnuovo Berardenga: Sangiovese on galestro at 350 metres produces the longest-lived and most savoury Chianti Classico in the zone. The private vertical from the 1980s is led by Giuseppe Mazzocolin who built Fèlsina from nothing with agronomist Franco Bernabei.
“Mazzocolin still keeps the original 1966 lease with which his father acquired the abandoned farm: he explains how he discovered Rancia by reading ancient land registers citing that vineyard as 'the best land in all Castelnuovo' already in 1730.”
Adler Thermae: l'Acqua di Bagno Vignoni
Bagno Vignoni is one of Italy's most singular villages: the central piazza is a medieval thermal pool built by the Sienese in 1400 where Lorenzo the Magnificent and Saint Catherine of Siena bathed. The Adler Thermae in the Val d'Orcia draws on the same springs with a 2,500 sq metre spa with outdoor infinity pools over the UNESCO Val d'Orcia.
“The Acqua di Lorenzo ritual — three hours of private thermal circuit with the 52°C medieval spring water — is available only before 8:00 AM on exclusive booking. The private pool overlooks the Val d'Orcia cypresses in the morning.”