CNN —For almost a millennium, the Castle of Antognolla has punctured a skyline of seemingly endless rolling forested hills.
Rooms will offer a panoramic view of the site’s jewel in the crown, an 18-hole golf course with ambitions to break the Spanish and Portuguese hegemony over premier golf destinations on the continent.
The castle offers a sweeping view of the golf course below and valleys beyond.
In 1628, the estate was bought by nobleman Cornelio Oddi, who wished to make it a holiday resort.
“They’re coming to Italy and then they see that there are good courses, and they decide to play golf.
Persons:
Robert Trent Jones Jr, Saint Herculanus, Ruggero di Antognolla, Pope Boniface IX, bloodily, Cornelio Oddi, Agnelli, Antognolla, Burguière, year’s, Marco Simone Golf, ”, “, oenologist Riccardo Cotarella, ” Burguière
Organizations:
CNN, Fiat, Juventus –, Ventures
Locations:
Antognolla, Umbria, Perugia, Rome, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Grechetto, Gubbio, Marmore Falls, Europe