Golf Club Claviere
A historic high-alpine nine where mountain air, streams and altitude turn golf into a true borderland experience
Golf Club Claviere is one of the oldest and highest golf traditions in Italy, and that alpine pedigree still shapes the experience completely. At around 1,800 metres, the 9-hole course runs beside the Dora and beneath a big mountain skyline, where slopes, streams and altitude make the round feel more adventurous than polished.
Golf Club Claviere is one of the oldest and highest golf traditions in Italy, and that alpine pedigree still shapes the experience completely. At around 1,800 metres, the 9-hole course runs beside the Dora and beneath a big mountain skyline, where slopes, streams and altitude make the round feel more adventurous than polished.
The best time to visit Golf Club Claviere is year-round.
What is the best time to play?+
The best time to play is year-round. Outside this window the club may be closed or operating with reduced services.
Is a handicap certificate required?+
Golf Club Claviere does not specify a mandatory minimum handicap for visiting players. We recommend contacting the club to confirm their current policy.
Is there on-site accommodation?+
Golf Club Claviere does not have on-site accommodation. There are various lodging options in the surrounding area; contact the club for partner recommendations.
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Montgenevre — Passeggiata al lago alpino
The Lac des Anges and plateau walks above Montgenevre are one of the cleanest after-round extensions from Claviere: short high-altitude trails, easy gradients and open views back toward the border ridge. They work because they keep the same alpine logic of the course while turning the post-golf hours into movement and air instead of another scheduled activity.
“Take the simplest loop around the lake in late afternoon and bring one extra layer even in summer. The best version is quiet and short, with enough time to stop for the light on the grass plateau before heading back down.”
Fort Gondran — Panorama di cresta e memoria di confine
Fort du Gondran is the sharpest historical viewpoint above Claviere: a frontier fortification line on open ground where military remains, wind and long mountain views all arrive together. It is one of those places where the point is not the ruin alone but the sensation of standing on a true border landscape above the golf valley.
“Only go with stable weather and treat it as one concise panorama stop. Walk enough to feel the exposure, read the ridge and the old military line, then come down before the mountain wind turns the detour into hard work.”
Claviere — Polenta, selvaggina e tavola d'alta quota
A proper mountain table in Claviere means polenta concia, game ragout, local tomini or a simple alpine soup eaten in a room that still feels close to the slopes and border road. After this course, the best meal is not sophisticated: it is warm, salty and unmistakably high-altitude.
“Order one mountain plate and one glass of red, then stop before dinner becomes too heavy. At this altitude, comfort beats abundance and the best tables are the ones that stay simple and hot.”
Lago di Rochemolles — Uno specchio smeraldo oltre la guerra
A reservoir that has forgotten it was man-made: emerald-green water mirrors larches and rocky summits in a silence that nearby Bardonecchia never knows. You reach it on foot along a WWI military mule track, past the ruins of gun emplacements and unhurried marmots. Time dilates oddly at this altitude.
“Come at dawn before the day-trippers from Bardonecchia wake up — the lake and its perfect reflection are entirely yours.”
Gran Bosco di Salbertrand — La foresta che il tempo non ha toccato
The only primary forest left in the Italian Cottian Alps: centuries-old Scots pines and larches that no axe or chalet complex has ever touched. Chamois cross the trails unhurried; black woodpeckers drum between trunks twisted by wind and age. In a valley that has surrendered much of its original woodland, this nature reserve is something genuinely rare.
“The Bosco Vecchio trail leads into the heart of the old-growth stand — look for the wind-tortured pines, some of them over four hundred years old.”
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