Playing Golf in France
August 20, 2010 by South of France
Filed under Tourist Activities
Golf holidays in France have been increasing in popularity over recent years and offer a very different alternative to the more traditional golfing destinations such as Portugal and Spain.
If you’ve never considered playing golf in France before you might be surprised at what you are missing. France has more than 600 excellent golf courses, with more being developed all the time, and 25 of these courses are ranked in Europe’s Top 100. Combine great value tee times in France with low cost travel, world-class cuisine and high quality accommodation options and you can see why our France golf holidays sell themselves.
Golf courses in France offer a huge amount of variety ranging from the wild and rugged coastline of Brittany in the far northwest to the verdant vineyards of Provence and the Var on the warm Mediterranean coast.
Normandy has always been one of the more popular destinations for French golf holidays as its superb golf course are just a short hop over the channel from the UK and close to other major golf markets such as Holland and Germany, however, there are popular golf resorts and courses across the country including – Aquitaine, Brittany, Chantilly, Paris, Versailles, Dordogne, Lille & Arras, Loire Valley, Normandy, Pas de Calais, Provence, Le Var and the Rhone Alps.
Wherever you decide to play your golf in France you can be assured of a great course and excellent facilities .