5 Reasons to Choose Spain for a Golf Trip
If you’re a regular client of AGolfing Experience, you’ll know how seriously we take our golf holidays. Spain has always been at the very top of our list of destinations, and it doesn’t takemuch of a stretch to work out just why we and legions of other golfers love it somuch. Fantastic weather, championship courses (and plenty of them) and a vastchoice of luxurious accommodation make us want to say ‘si’ to España more than any other place in the world.
For Great Golf Holidays, Spain Gets OurVote
We could find way more than five reasons to choose Spain for your next golfing holiday, but in the interest of saving time, here are the best.
The Warm Welcome
The hospitality and warmth of thelocal people is legendary – and every bit as genuine as you’ve heard. They’regenerally very approachable and eager to help, whether it’s for directions,suggestions on what attractions to see in the area or even tips on your chipshot. You can expect good service, plenty of conversation and a very friendlywelcome.
Food, Food, Food
No, that’s not a typo, it’s just thatSpanish food is that good. In acountry that gave us tapas and churros it’s a pretty safe bet you’re not goingto go hungry, but it’s the quality and range that might surprise some people.There’s a host of Michelin-starred restaurants around the country, but in thenorthern Basque region, you can often get world-class food at a fraction of thecost.
Our only tip: Try everything and go back for seconds.
Free Sunshine
Even on those days when it isn’t sunny(which are few and far between) it always feels like summer on theMediterranean coast of Spain. Take your pick from the Canaries, Murcia, Costadel Sol or Valencia and you’ll enjoy long days, cool breezes and loads ofsunshine almost any time of the year. So, when it comes to golf holidays, Spainis an absolutely perfect place to escape to get in some proper quality time onthe greens.
Take Your Pick of Courses…
There are so many excellent coursesthat you could play at a different one every day of your holiday. As a matter of fact, with 349 of them, you could choose one for nearly every day of theyear. The even better news is that they deliver not only on quantity but alsoquality, with a host of famous championship courses at your disposal. Fancy playing on a Ryder Cup course? You can at Real Club de Golf Valderrama. Howabout following in the footsteps of the PGA? Be our guest at PGA Catalunya.There are plenty more names that just roll off the tongue, like Finca Cortesin, El Saler and Real Club de Sotogrande, but we’ll let you find your ownfavourites.
Pictured Real Club de Golf Valderrama
…and Golf Holidays
Spain is an appealing prospect withputters for another very important reason: the diversity of what’s on offer.What that means is that no matter what kind of experience you’re looking for inyour downtime – be it shopping, fine dining, spa treatments, history or culture– you’ll be able to find what you’re looking for. Olé to that!
Oh and just to help make your holidaya little smoother, we’ll leave you with the Spanish translation for the word golf. It’s golf… because why try to improve on perfection?
If you’d like some help from the experts when organising your next hard-hitting escape, get in touch with us and we’ll take care of all the details. We can plan a bespoke break to the most exciting destinations in the world including Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Turkey and beyond.
