Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Europe

13 Mar

Written By Simon Campbell

In the rolling Provence countryside, with the glamour of the French Riviera on your doorstep, experience a golf resort unlike any other in Terre Blanche.

In this south-eastern pocket of France, on the border of Italy, and forever vying with its neighbour for bragging rights in viticulture, ancient history, art and picture-perfect landscapes, Terre Blanche has rightfully earned a reputation for one of the best, if not the best, golfing resort in continental Europe.

The region – now known Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur – combines the rosé heartland of Provence. It’s the contrast between the hilltop medieval villages and ancient towns, all knitted together with a tangle of lanes, with the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera, where multi-million-pound superyachts saunter into the harbours of Cannes and St Tropez.

Terre Blanche Hôtel Spa Golf Resort is five-star in every sense, certainly given the natural advantage that comes with a 750-acre setting nestled among those historic villages, lush hillsides and vineyards, but also within touching distance of the Alps and the pristine blue Mediterranean coast in the south.

The golf comes not only in the resort’s two Championship courses – see below – but also with some of the most exclusive 18s in France close at hand, including one of France’s most popular jewels Golf de Cannes Mougins. Away from the golf, even without exploring this most rich – in every sense – of French regions [did we mention Picasso’s former home of Antibes also just down the road?], Terre Blanche has facilities that cater for every need from gastronomic curiosity to mental and physical wellbeing. Try the best of the region’s produce [surf from the south, turf inland] at their award-winning fine diner, La Faventia, making the most of their 400-bottle wine cellar, undoubtedly featuring some of the best rosés from the 150 million bottles it produces each year. Then recuperate, recover or rejuvenate with very best in spa and fitness offerings.