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Golf Courses in Valencia

Aug 7, 2010   //   by admin   //   Activities  //  No Comments

Would you like to combine a golf holiday with a city trip and a beach vacation? It is possible in Valencia. In the surroundings of Valencia you can find various golf courses.

Golf courses

  • Parador de El Saler Golf course

Around this beautiful Hotel***** (parador) with Spa and football field, you can also find a wonderful golf course. This 18 holes (72 par, spread over 6468 meter) golf course is located in the natural park El Saler next to the Mediterranean Sea. The golf course is criticized by Golf Magazine (a North American magazine) as one of the 60 best golf courses in the world. Furthermore it is seen as one of the 3 best golf courses in Europe. PGA-USA and PGA-EU have criticized Parador El Saler Golf Course and the result is positive. Also the Royal Golf Federation in Spain has selected this golf course for various competitions. For more information about this Golf course, the Parador (hotel) or the Spa, see Parador El Saler Golf course.

  • Club de Golf Escorpión

This 27-holes and 9-pares golf courses in Betera is located on only 30 minutes driving distance of Valencia. Golfclub Escorpión consists of 3 practice fields, 2 putting-green and 2 chipping-green. Besides that this is a beautiful golf course and consists of diverse facilities among others dressing-rooms, a restaurant, a gym and a kids club, it is also an ideal location to combine a golf holiday with a city trip. For more information see Golf course Escorpión.

  • Real Club de Golf Manises

Next to the airport of Valencia, in Manises, you can find golf course “Real Club de Golf Manises”. This 9-holes golf course is located at 8 kilometers distance of Valencia and you can reach this golf course by car, but another possibility is to take the metro or to go in taxi. You could take the metro to Valencia airport, metro stop (subway stop) “aeropuerto”. To get from the airport to the golf course, you could take a taxi for this short distance. For more information about this golf club see Real Club de Golf Manises.

Accommodation

Are you going to play golf in the surroundings of Valencia, but would you also like to get to know the city Valencia? Then can be recommended to book your accommodation in Valencia. For an overview of the possibilities, you can have a look at accommodations in Valencia.

Recommendations

  • Would you like to play golf in Valencia, but are there also some people in your group that prefer to go to the beach, to go shopping or to visit museum? In Valencia it is possible to combine all these activities.