Palazzo Arzaga Golf
Between Lake Garda and the rolling moraine hills of lower Brescia
Between Lake Garda and the rolling moraine hills of lower Brescia, Palazzo Arzaga expresses resort golf in a composed, international and highly legible way. The estate combines quality hospitality, spa comfort, silence and two complementary golfing moods: a championship course and additional holes that make a stay more flexible and complete. The main layout tests the quality of your decisions more than your appetite for spectacle, with broad greens, clearly defined lines and a rhythm that alternates patient construction with more openly aggressive opportunities. The overall experience is less theatrical than some Mediterranean resorts; what prevails here is a feeling of order, comfort and continuity. Palazzo Arzaga works especially well for high-end travellers seeking an elegant base, access to Lake Garda and golf that is serious enough to justify the journey. It is a destination built on balance rather than excess.
Se soggiorni in proprietà, sfrutta la flessibilità: un round pieno la mattina e pratica o buche più leggere nel pomeriggio sono il modo giusto per viverlo senza fretta.
Elegant resort near Lake Garda with a wide and flexible golf offering
Good balance between premium hospitality and sports quality
Less iconic than the pure historic clubs of the North
More of a resort atmosphere than a traditional club
Between Lake Garda and the rolling moraine hills of lower Brescia, Palazzo Arzaga expresses resort golf in a composed, international and highly legible way. The estate combines quality hospitality, spa comfort, silence and two complementary golfing moods: a championship course and additional holes that make a stay more flexible and complete. The main layout tests the quality of your decisions more than your appetite for spectacle, with broad greens, clearly defined lines and a rhythm that alternates patient construction with more openly aggressive opportunities. The overall experience is less theatrical than some Mediterranean resorts; what prevails here is a feeling of order, comfort and continuity. Palazzo Arzaga works especially well for high-end travellers seeking an elegant base, access to Lake Garda and golf that is serious enough to justify the journey. It is a destination built on balance rather than excess.
On the technical side, the course is a coastal layout of 27 holes playing to a par of 72 with a slope rating of 136. Visitor ratings underline the point: exceptional course quality, breathtaking scenery, positioned in the premium tier.
The best time to visit Palazzo Arzaga Golf is April, May, June, September, October. Among its most appreciated strengths: Elegant resort near Lake Garda with a wide and flexible golf offering; Good balance between premium hospitality and sports quality.
The facilities include putting green, driving range, restaurant, pro shop, cart rental, caddy on request.
The nearest airport is Milano Malpensa (MXP), 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?+
Palazzo Arzaga Golf 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 Milano Malpensa (MXP), approximately 40 minutes by car. Car rental is recommended for maximum flexibility.
Is there on-site accommodation?+
Palazzo Arzaga Golf 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 27 holes playing to a par of 72 with a slope rating of 136. It is a demanding course best suited to experienced players.
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Zenato — Verticale di Lugana Sergio Zenato
The Zenato family has produced since 1960 the Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato: a white wine that over 20 years develops notes of hydrocarbons, toasted almond, and acacia honey with no parallel among Italian whites. The winery is 10 minutes from the club, on the lake's edge.
“Alberto Zenato opens the historic reserve — bottles from the 1980s still in the cellar — only for local guests introduced by someone who knows the family. Best approach: ask the Club sommelier to act as intermediary.”
QC Terme Sirmione — Le Grotte di Catullo
Italy's most evocative thermal spa sits at the entrance to the Grotte di Catullo — the 1st-century BC Roman villa on the tip of the Sirmione peninsula. Natural sulphurous waters at 37°C, rising directly from the lake bed, feed outdoor pools with views of Roman ruins and the Alps.
“Early entry at 8am — one hour before standard opening — is reserved for partner club guests. At that hour, the outdoor lake pools are completely empty, with the morning mist still lying on the Garda.”
Isola del Garda — Villa Cavazza in Barca Privata
Lake Garda's largest private island — owned by the Cavazza family since 880 — holds a Venetian neo-Gothic villa within some of Italy's most refined gardens: Lebanese cedars, century-old magnolias, and terraces over the lake. St Francis established a monastery here in the 13th century: the aura of the place is still palpable.
“The Cavazza family organises private dinners on the panoramic terrace for invited groups. The contact is island manager Luca, through referrals from clubs on the Brescia shore.”
Museo di Santa Giulia — Il Monastero del Tempo
A Benedictine monastery that holds three thousand years of layered history: an intact Roman domus with mosaics, frescoed Lombard churches, medieval cloisters, and Renaissance collections all under one roof. It forms the patrimonial core of Brescia, part of the UNESCO Lombards in Italy serial site. Few museums in Europe stage such a dense conversation between eras so distant from one another.
“Enter through the Rotonda di San Nicola and let the low lighting lead you — the evening setting of the Chiostro delle Monache is the quietest and most revealing moment the museum offers.”
Valle delle Cartiere — Il Gorgo della Carta
A narrow, shaded gorge rising from the Garda lakeshore into the Brescia hinterland, where paper-making survived from the fourteenth century through to the twentieth. The Toscolano torrent runs between ruined ancient mills, fern-draped rock faces, and small waterfalls that muffle every sound from the outside world. A landscape that still carries the scent of wet paper and resin.
“Walk the path up to the highest Maina mill and sit on the edge of the old millrace — on weekdays it is almost always empty and all you hear is water.”
Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo — L'Angelo di Raffaello
Resurfaced after a long restoration, this pinacoteca holds one of Raphael's most affecting fragments: the small Angelo, cut from an altarpiece and surviving only as a torso of light. Around it, the rooms dedicated to Moretto da Brescia and Romanino reveal a Brescian painting school of extraordinary quality, quite unjustly overshadowed by Venice and Florence.
“Ask the room attendant about sala IV: the comparison between the Moretto and the Titian hanging opposite — contemporaries shaped by the same cultural climate — is the key to understanding everything else.”
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