Conero Golf Club
Just minutes from Monte Conero and the most elegant coves of the Marches coast
Just minutes from Monte Conero and the most elegant coves of the Marches coast, Conero Golf Club brings together resort lifestyle and golf with understated ease. The course unfolds across a soft Mediterranean landscape with gentle movement, water features and fairways that reward orderly play more than outright drama. The club's real strength lies in its setting: the sea is close, the Conero Riviera deepens the experience and the stay becomes most rewarding when approached as a balance of golf, beach time, food and slow rhythm. Technically, it is a readable course, but not a shallow one. Players who build a round intelligently and manage second-shot tempo are rewarded with consistency. Conero is ideal for travellers seeking a refined central Italian escape, where the golf is welcoming, polished and rooted in one of the country's most underrated coastal landscapes.
Usalo come base per una mini-fuga di due notti: un round qui funziona molto meglio quando si lascia spazio anche al Conero fuori dal campo.
Excellent integration of golf, sea, and lifestyle in the Conero Riviera
Welcoming course that is technically more challenging than it seems
Less of a pure 'destination golf' experience compared to top northern clubs
Those seeking a brutal test may find it too measured
Just minutes from Monte Conero and the most elegant coves of the Marches coast, Conero Golf Club brings together resort lifestyle and golf with understated ease. The course unfolds across a soft Mediterranean landscape with gentle movement, water features and fairways that reward orderly play more than outright drama. The club's real strength lies in its setting: the sea is close, the Conero Riviera deepens the experience and the stay becomes most rewarding when approached as a balance of golf, beach time, food and slow rhythm. Technically, it is a readable course, but not a shallow one. Players who build a round intelligently and manage second-shot tempo are rewarded with consistency. Conero is ideal for travellers seeking a refined central Italian escape, where the golf is welcoming, polished and rooted in one of the country's most underrated coastal landscapes.
On the technical side, the course is a coastal layout of 18 holes playing to a par of 71 with a slope rating of 132. Visitor ratings underline the point: outstanding course standard, breathtaking scenery.
The best time to visit Conero Golf Club is April, May, June, September, October. Among its most appreciated strengths: Excellent integration of golf, sea, and lifestyle in the Conero Riviera; Welcoming course that is technically more challenging than it seems.
The facilities include putting green, driving range, restaurant, pro shop, cart rental, caddy on request.
The nearest airport is Ancona Falconara (AOI), approximately 40 minutes by car.
What is the best time to play?+
The best time to play is April, May, June, September, October. Outside this window the club may be closed or operating with reduced services.
Is a handicap certificate required?+
Conero Golf Club does not specify a mandatory minimum handicap for visiting players. We recommend contacting the club to confirm their current policy.
How do I get to the club?+
The nearest airport is Ancona Falconara (AOI), approximately 40 minutes by car. Car rental is recommended for maximum flexibility.
Is there on-site accommodation?+
Conero Golf Club does not have on-site accommodation. There are various lodging options in the surrounding area; contact the club for partner recommendations.
How many holes does the course have, and how challenging is it?+
The course has 18 holes playing to a par of 71 with a slope rating of 132. It is a demanding course best suited to experienced players.
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Abbazia di Portonovo: il Romanico sul Mare
The Abbey of Santa Maria di Portonovo is an 11th-century Benedictine abbey built directly on the Monte Conero beach: the apse is 3 metres from the water and in the morning the sea laps the medieval stones. It is Italy's most evocative Romanesque on the sea — one of the world's most photographed — but almost nobody knows the parish priest opens the crypt on request.
“Don Agostino opens the crypt at 7:30 AM by direct booking: inside are the original 11th-century bas-reliefs with hunting scenes and grape vines that the Benedictine monks used as a figurative code for recognition. At high tide the floor gets wet from the surf.”
Umani Ronchi: Pelago Rosso Conero Verticale
Umani Ronchi's Pelago is the Marche answer to Super Tuscans: pure Montepulciano from Monte Conero vines on limestone and clay. The private vertical from 1997 proves that Montepulciano on marine and salty soil develops sea salt, flint, and wild blackberry notes that no Montepulciano d'Abruzzo has ever reached.
“Michele Bernetti opens the 1997 Pelago only for those who can distinguish Marche Montepulciano from Abruzzo in blind tasting. He organises the blind test before the vertical: whoever correctly identifies the origin pays nothing for the tasting.”
Mezzavalle: la Spiaggia Inaccessibile
Mezzavalle is the Conero's most beautiful beach and one of Italy's finest: accessible only on foot down 200 steps or by sea. The sand is brilliant white with black limestone pebbles and the water is crystalline. At dawn, before the sun clears the 200-metre cliffs, the beach is completely empty for at least two hours.
“Portonovo fisherman Guerrino Paolinelli takes you to the beach by sea at 5:30 AM on his dinghy: on the beach he prepares freshly caught mussels and razor clams from the cliffs with lemon and Verdicchio wine. The finest breakfast on the Conero.”
Da Emilia — Il Brodetto di Scoglio sul Bagnasciuga
Sitting directly on the pebbles of Portonovo since 1963, Emilia Salvati's trattoria has remained stubbornly itself: checkered tablecloths, house wine, and a brodetto alla maceratese that tastes of real sea. You don't book weeks ahead because this is a place for locals, not trends. Fish comes from Conero fishermen each morning, and you can tell.
“Arrive by 12:30 and ask for the water-facing side — the sea-view tables run out before the menu does.”
Museo Omero — Toccare l'Arte con Mano
Inside the Mole Vanvitelliana — Clement XII's pentagonal fort that floats in Ancona's harbor — the Museo Tattile Statale Omero holds casts and originals meant to be touched: the Winged Victory, the Laocoön, Brancusi. It is Italy's only state tactile museum, founded in 1993 by two blind people with a precise vision of what it means to know form. Sculpture is learned with fingers here, and sighted visitors rediscover they have never really looked.
“Ask at reception for the blindfolded route: ten minutes in the dark before the Laocoön will change how you look at every work of art after it.”
Parco del Conero — Il Sentiero dei Falconi
Monte Conero is one of the rare limestone headlands that fall directly into the Adriatic, and the trail descending toward Punta del Poggio offers near-absolute solitude even in summer. White rock breaks through ancient holm oaks, and the wind carries both salt and the cry of peregrine falcons nesting on the cliffs. It is a landscape unlike anything else on the Adriatic coast.
“Start at dawn from the Rifugio di Mezzavalle: the raking light on the white cliffs is worth the early alarm.”
Terme di San Vittore — Le Acque Sulfuree del Silenzio
A few kilometers inland in the Macerata hills, the Terme di San Vittore preserve a timeless atmosphere closer to a convent than a spa. Sulphurous-bicarbonate waters emerge at a constant temperature and have been used for generations for inhalation treatments and therapeutic baths. It is not a glamorous destination, and that is precisely what makes it worth knowing.
“Book an inhalation session in the late afternoon: the local regulars leave after lunch and the pools are nearly empty.”
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