Destinations

Every region in the directory.

52 hand-picked golf regions across Europe, each scored for courses, dining, nightlife and access.

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Algarve (Vilamoura–Quinta do Lago)
Portugal · 5 courses

Algarve (Vilamoura–Quinta do Lago)

Continental Europe's deepest golf region by sheer course count, anchored on a refined marina scen...

dining
9.0
nightlife
7.0
access
9.0
golf
9.0
8.5
Overall
Teevine score
Amsterdam & the Dutch Coast
Netherlands · 3 courses

Amsterdam & the Dutch Coast

Colt links Kennemer (Continental top 15) and Noordwijk in the dunes, ~30-40 min.

dining
7.0
nightlife
9.0
access
10.0
golf
9.0
8.8
Overall
Teevine score
Athens
Greece · 1 courses

Athens

Glyfada, the capital's championship course, ~25 min from the centre.

dining
7.0
nightlife
8.0
access
8.0
golf
7.0
7.5
Overall
Teevine score
Ayrshire (Glasgow Coast)
United Kingdom · 4 courses

Ayrshire (Glasgow Coast)

Open-rota links including the birthplace of The Open, with Glasgow's dining and nightlife 45 minu...

dining
6.0
nightlife
6.0
access
8.5
golf
10.0
7.6
Overall
Teevine score
Basque Country (Bilbao)
Spain · 1 courses

Basque Country (Bilbao)

Neguri on the northern coast.

dining
9.0
nightlife
6.0
access
8.0
golf
9.0
8.0
Overall
Teevine score
Basque & Landes Coast (Biarritz)
France · 5 courses

Basque & Landes Coast (Biarritz)

Surf-and-golf cluster: Chiberta, Hossegor, Seignosse, Moliets.

dining
7.0
nightlife
6.0
access
9.0
golf
7.0
7.3
Overall
Teevine score
Berlin
Germany · 2 courses

Berlin

Wannsee in the city; Nick Faldo's Bad Saarow ~1h southeast.

dining
7.0
nightlife
10.0
access
9.0
golf
8.0
8.5
Overall
Teevine score
Bordeaux
France · 2 courses

Bordeaux

Cabot Bordeaux and Médoc among the vineyards, ~30 min from the city.

dining
8.0
nightlife
6.0
access
8.0
golf
9.0
7.8
Overall
Teevine score
Brussels
Belgium · 4 courses

Brussels

Belgium's royal clubs — Ravenstein, Waterloo, Antwerp — plus Royal Zoute on the coast.

dining
7.0
nightlife
6.0
access
9.0
golf
8.0
7.5
Overall
Teevine score
Catalonia (Barcelona–Costa Brava)
Spain · 3 courses

Catalonia (Barcelona–Costa Brava)

Camiral, El Prat and Costa Brava courses within ~1h of Barcelona.

dining
9.0
nightlife
10.0
access
10.0
golf
10.0
9.8
Overall
Teevine score
Comporta & Tróia
Portugal · 3 courses

Comporta & Tróia

Chic Alentejo duneland; Portugal's #1 course, ~85 min south of Lisbon.

dining
7.0
nightlife
6.0
access
7.0
golf
9.0
7.3
Overall
Teevine score
Copenhagen & the Øresund
Denmark · 4 courses

Copenhagen & the Øresund

Danish courses plus the classic Swedish links (Falsterbo, Barsebäck) across the Øresund bridge.

dining
9.0
nightlife
7.0
access
9.0
golf
9.0
8.5
Overall
Teevine score
Costa del Sol (Marbella–Sotogrande)
Spain · 6 courses

Costa del Sol (Marbella–Sotogrande)

Europe's deepest concentration of championship golf sitting directly on top of a world-class beac...

dining
8.0
nightlife
8.0
access
9.5
golf
10.0
8.9
Overall
Teevine score
Costa Navarino (Messinia, Peloponnese)
Greece · 4 courses

Costa Navarino (Messinia, Peloponnese)

Costa Navarino is Greece's premier golf-and-lifestyle resort destination on the unspoiled southwe...

dining
7.0
nightlife
4.0
access
6.0
golf
9.0
6.5
Overall
Teevine score
Costa Smeralda (Porto Cervo)
Italy · 1 courses

Costa Smeralda (Porto Cervo)

The most glamorous nightlife on the list, full stop — but golf depth is thin, resting almost enti...

dining
8.0
nightlife
10.0
access
8.0
golf
7.0
8.3
Overall
Teevine score
Côte d'Azur (Cannes–Saint-Tropez)
France · 4 courses

Côte d'Azur (Cannes–Saint-Tropez)

Arguably Europe's densest concentration of Michelin dining and glamorous nightlife, with very goo...

dining
10.0
nightlife
10.0
access
9.0
golf
8.0
9.3
Overall
Teevine score
Dublin
Ireland · 4 courses

Dublin

Portmarnock, The Island and Royal Dublin links minutes from the capital.

dining
7.0
nightlife
8.0
access
9.0
golf
10.0
8.5
Overall
Teevine score
East Lothian (Edinburgh Coast)
United Kingdom · 8 courses

East Lothian (Edinburgh Coast)

A dense run of championship links 40 minutes from a world-class city. Basing in Edinburgh is what...

dining
8.0
nightlife
6.0
access
9.0
golf
10.0
8.3
Overall
Teevine score
Frankfurt
Germany · 2 courses

Frankfurt

Frankfurter GC in town; Solheim Cup venue St. Leon-Rot ~1h south.

dining
6.0
nightlife
5.0
access
10.0
golf
8.0
7.3
Overall
Teevine score
Geneva & Lake Geneva
Switzerland · 3 courses

Geneva & Lake Geneva

Swiss #1 Domaine Impérial and the Evian Championship course on the lake.

dining
7.0
nightlife
5.0
access
9.0
golf
8.0
7.3
Overall
Teevine score
Hamburg
Germany · 3 courses

Hamburg

Falkenstein — Germany's #1, a Colt heathland — 20 min from the city.

dining
7.0
nightlife
7.0
access
8.0
golf
8.0
7.5
Overall
Teevine score
Kitzbühel (Tyrolean Alps)
Austria · 5 courses

Kitzbühel (Tyrolean Alps)

A legendary Austrian ski town that doubles as a summer golf paradise, Kitzbühel pairs four champi...

dining
8.0
nightlife
7.0
access
7.0
golf
7.0
7.3
Overall
Teevine score
Lake Garda (Desenzano–Peschiera)
Italy · 4 courses

Lake Garda (Desenzano–Peschiera)

Lake Garda pairs a mild, near-year-round climate with championship golf set among moraine hills, ...

dining
8.3
nightlife
5.3
access
7.3
golf
8.0
7.2
Overall
Teevine score
Linz (Upper Austria)
Austria · 4 courses

Linz (Upper Austria)

Linz and the surrounding Upper Austrian central region pair Danube-side culture, baroque abbeys a...

dining
7.0
nightlife
4.5
access
6.0
golf
7.0
6.1
Overall
Teevine score
Lisbon Coast (Cascais–Sintra–Silver Coast)
Portugal · 8 courses

Lisbon Coast (Cascais–Sintra–Silver Coast)

Links and parkland on the Atlantic, 30–75 min from the capital.

dining
7.5
nightlife
7.5
access
9.0
golf
8.5
8.1
Overall
Teevine score
London & the Surrey Heath
United Kingdom · 7 courses

London & the Surrey Heath

The world's densest heathland cluster — Sunningdale, Swinley Forest, Walton Heath, St George's Hi...

dining
9.0
nightlife
10.0
access
10.0
golf
10.0
9.8
Overall
Teevine score
Madrid
Spain · 3 courses

Madrid

Classic capital-city championship golf, all under ~25 min from town.

dining
9.0
nightlife
9.0
access
10.0
golf
10.0
9.5
Overall
Teevine score
Mallorca (Palma–Alcúdia)
Spain · 4 courses

Mallorca (Palma–Alcúdia)

A serious golf island with a sophisticated Palma dining scene and a seaside-glamour nightlife axi...

dining
7.0
nightlife
5.0
access
8.5
golf
8.0
7.1
Overall
Teevine score
Manchester & England's Golf Coast
United Kingdom · 5 courses

Manchester & England's Golf Coast

Open-rota links — Birkdale, Hoylake, Lytham, Hillside, Formby — all ~1h on the Southport/Wirral c...

dining
6.0
nightlife
7.0
access
9.0
golf
10.0
8.0
Overall
Teevine score
Milan & the Lakes
Italy · 4 courses

Milan & the Lakes

Villa d'Este by Lake Como plus the Lombardy/Piedmont clusters.

dining
8.0
nightlife
9.0
access
9.0
golf
10.0
9.0
Overall
Teevine score
Montenegro · 2 courses

Montenegro (Tivat–Luštica Bay)

Montenegro pairs the dramatic UNESCO-listed Bay of Kotor with yacht-set glamour at Porto Monteneg...

dining
7.0
nightlife
6.0
access
7.0
golf
8.0
7.0
Overall
Teevine score
Munich & Bavaria
Germany · 2 courses

Munich & Bavaria

BMW International Open host Eichenried plus Beuerberg in the alpine foothills.

dining
7.0
nightlife
7.0
access
9.0
golf
8.0
7.8
Overall
Teevine score
Northern Ireland (Causeway Coast & Down)
United Kingdom · 3 courses

Northern Ireland (Causeway Coast & Down)

Two of the very best links in the world, with Belfast as a real-city base — making this the rare ...

dining
7.0
nightlife
7.0
access
9.0
golf
10.0
8.3
Overall
Teevine score
Oslo
Norway · 2 courses

Oslo

Oslo Golfklubb and Miklagard within ~35 min.

dining
7.0
nightlife
6.0
access
8.0
golf
8.0
7.3
Overall
Teevine score
Paris & Île-de-France
France · 6 courses

Paris & Île-de-France

Europe's #1 inland course (Morfontaine) plus Chantilly, Fontainebleau and Le Golf National, all w...

dining
10.0
nightlife
9.0
access
10.0
golf
10.0
9.8
Overall
Teevine score
Porto
Portugal · 2 courses

Porto

Historic links north of the city.

dining
7.0
nightlife
7.0
access
8.0
golf
7.0
7.3
Overall
Teevine score
Prague
Czechia · 2 courses

Prague

Czech #1 Albatross and Karlštejn within ~35 min.

dining
7.0
nightlife
8.0
access
8.0
golf
8.0
7.8
Overall
Teevine score
Provence (Marseille)
France · 2 courses

Provence (Marseille)

Clifftop Frégate and Pont Royal in the Provençal countryside.

dining
7.0
nightlife
6.0
access
8.0
golf
7.0
7.0
Overall
Teevine score
Rome
Italy · 4 courses

Rome

Olgiata, Acquasanta and Ryder Cup host Marco Simone — all within ~45 min.

dining
9.0
nightlife
8.0
access
10.0
golf
10.0
9.3
Overall
Teevine score
Salzkammergut (Bad Ischl–Salzburg)
Austria · 5 courses

Salzkammergut (Bad Ischl–Salzburg)

Austria's storied lake-and-mountain district pairs imperial spa-town charm and pristine alpine la...

dining
8.0
nightlife
5.0
access
6.5
golf
8.0
6.9
Overall
Teevine score
Seville
Spain · 1 courses

Seville

Olazábal's championship course minutes from the city.

dining
7.0
nightlife
7.0
access
8.0
golf
9.0
7.8
Overall
Teevine score
Sicily (Verdura)
Italy · 2 courses

Sicily (Verdura)

Two Kyle Phillips courses on the Rocco Forte resort coast.

dining
7.0
nightlife
4.0
access
7.0
golf
10.0
7.0
Overall
Teevine score
Southwest Ireland (Kerry–Clare)
Ireland · 5 courses

Southwest Ireland (Kerry–Clare)

Arguably the greatest concentration of natural links on earth, plus the 2027 Ryder Cup venue at A...

dining
6.0
nightlife
5.0
access
7.0
golf
10.0
7.0
Overall
Teevine score
St Andrews & Fife
United Kingdom · 8 courses

St Andrews & Fife

The Home of Golf and the single most iconic golf pilgrimage on the list. The town itself is a cha...

dining
7.0
nightlife
5.0
access
8.0
golf
10.0
7.5
Overall
Teevine score
Stockholm
Sweden · 3 courses

Stockholm

Bro Hof Slott — two of Europe's best modern courses — under 1h from the city.

dining
8.0
nightlife
7.0
access
8.0
golf
9.0
8.0
Overall
Teevine score
Turin & Piedmont
Italy · 3 courses

Turin & Piedmont

Italy's #1 (Royal Park I Roveri) and #2 (Biella) within ~70 min.

dining
7.0
nightlife
6.0
access
8.0
golf
10.0
7.8
Overall
Teevine score
Tuscany (Florence–Siena)
Italy · 3 courses

Tuscany (Florence–Siena)

Castiglion del Bosco and La Bagnaia in the wine country.

dining
8.0
nightlife
6.0
access
8.0
golf
9.0
7.8
Overall
Teevine score
Valencia
Spain · 1 courses

Valencia

Anchored by El Saler in the Albufera park, 25 min south.

dining
7.0
nightlife
7.0
access
8.0
golf
10.0
8.0
Overall
Teevine score
Vienna
Austria · 3 courses

Vienna

Fontana and the Austrian Open venues within ~1h.

dining
8.0
nightlife
7.0
access
9.0
golf
8.0
8.0
Overall
Teevine score
Wachau (Krems–Melk)
Austria · 5 courses

Wachau (Krems–Melk)

The Wachau is a UNESCO-listed stretch of the Danube famed for terraced vineyards, baroque abbeys ...

dining
7.0
nightlife
3.5
access
7.0
golf
7.0
6.1
Overall
Teevine score
Wörthersee (Velden–Klagenfurt)
Austria · 5 courses

Wörthersee (Velden–Klagenfurt)

Carinthia's glamorous lakeside resort region pairs warm-water bathing, lively Velden nightlife an...

dining
7.0
nightlife
5.5
access
5.5
golf
8.0
6.5
Overall
Teevine score
Zürich
Switzerland · 2 courses

Zürich

Zumikon in town; resort course Bad Ragaz ~1h toward the mountains.

dining
8.0
nightlife
6.0
access
9.0
golf
8.0
7.8
Overall
Teevine score