Golf Club Montecatini Terme
A hilly Tuscan round where spa-country elegance meets sloping, strategic golf
Golf Club Montecatini Terme is one of those Tuscan courses that asks you to play with your feet as much as with your hands. Set on the hills above Monsummano and Montecatini, it turns slopes, ravines, tree lines and small greens into a round that feels more technical than its postcard setting first suggests. It works especially well for travellers who want classic Tuscany with real golfing character rather than a decorative resort stop.
Golf Club Montecatini Terme is one of those Tuscan courses that asks you to play with your feet as much as with your hands. Set on the hills above Monsummano and Montecatini, it turns slopes, ravines, tree lines and small greens into a round that feels more technical than its postcard setting first suggests. It works especially well for travellers who want classic Tuscany with real golfing character rather than a decorative resort stop.
The best time to visit Golf Club Montecatini Terme 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 Montecatini Terme 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 Montecatini Terme 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.
Grotta Giusti — Bagno termale nella grotta
Grotta Giusti is the most distinctive wellness extension around Montecatini: a nineteenth-century thermal estate in Monsummano built around the largest natural thermal cave in Europe. Steam, warm mineral water and the theatrical underground chambers make it far more memorable than a generic spa afternoon.
“Book the grotto access for late afternoon rather than mid-morning and keep the session compact: the cave works best as a post-round recovery ritual, especially when you finish with a short soak in the thermal pool.”
Montevettolini — Borgo di pietra e oliveti
Montevettolini is the hill village that gives Montecatini's spa world its missing historical grain: Medici traces, stone lanes, olive trees and a terrace-like position above the Valdinievole. It is the right kind of stop when you want a real Tuscan borgo instead of staying only in the belle-époque spa grid below.
“Go in the late afternoon and keep the visit to one loop around the upper village; the magic is in the stone light and the silence above the plain, not in ticking off monuments.”
Vinci — Museo Leonardiano e olio delle colline
Vinci gives Montecatini a different but very Tuscan extension: the Museo Leonardiano in Leonardo's birthplace, surrounded by olive slopes and hill roads that still feel agricultural rather than theatrical. It is one of the few cultural detours in the area that genuinely works with both art and landscape.
“Pair the museum with a small olive-oil tasting or a stop in the village square instead of building a full cultural day around it; Vinci works best as a focused detour of two or three good moments.”
Enoteca Giovanni — Cucina toscana in cantina
In the heart of Montecatini Terme, Giovanni Lari has spent decades running a quietly serious Tuscan kitchen — truffle and game in winter, garden vegetables in the warmer months. The dining room has the restraint of a good wine cellar: low light, bottles everywhere, nothing to distract from the plate. The wine list reads like a map of the region's finest estates.
“Book midweek — summer weekends draw the spa crowd, but Tuesday and Wednesday the room belongs to locals.”
Buggiano Castello — Borgo sospeso nel Quattrocento
Ten minutes from Montecatini's thermal bustle, Buggiano Castello has stayed suspended in the fifteenth century: intact walls, the Palazzo del Vicario, and silent alleyways from which the Valdinievole plain spreads below like a map. No souvenir shops, no tourist signage — just stone houses and cats in the sun. A place the modern world seems to have forgotten, and all the better for it.
“Go at sunset — the low light over the olive groves and the valley below is worth the short detour after your round.”
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