Barcelona Weekend Break

With its year round sunny climate, Barcelona makes a perfect golfing retreat for "fairway" lovers wanting a weekend break combining Barcelona's city attractions and some stunning golf resorts. A Barcelona weekend break can take many forms and one including a round or two of golf proves popular all year long.

Barcelona can be the ideal mini break solution for couples where one set of partners want to hit the golf courses whilst their opposite numbers explore the city, its culture or beaches.

Golf courses in Barcelona

Within a short distance (about fifteen minutes of the city centre) there are a number of high quality golf courses like the "Real Club de Golf el Prat", the "Club de Golf Terramar Sitges" and of course the Professional Golf Association's "PGA Golf de Catalunya" (a full championship course).

Other golf courses close to Barcelona include the, "Maisa Bach", Vallromanes", "Llavaneras", "Montanya", "Caldes", "Saint Joan" and "Bonmont", all giving you a massive selection of golf course styles and challenges.

All of Barcelona's golf courses are designed by renown golf architects and all have the perfectly manicured fairways and greens expected from courses in this part of the world.

Designers of the courses listed above include the likes of Severiano Ballesteros, Greg Norman, Jose Maria Olazabel and Manuel Pinero. These are golf courses of the highest pedigree and they will inspire the novice and challenge the low handicapper.

On these courses you will find a number of challenges to your golfing skills ranging from massive fairway bunkers to water hazards and of course the super fast greens. All the courses a maintained in tip top condition throughout the year, ensuring that your experience will be a memorable one.

Planning a golfing holiday in Barcelona

If you want to take a weekend golf break in Barcelona, you can plan your trip independently by booking flights, accommodation and green fees (plus tee reservations) yourself. This is not difficult and may prove the cheapest way of planning a golf break. You will find all the links, resources and tips necessary to do this on Barcelona Weekend Break.

Alternatively, you can book your golfing holiday through one of a number of specialist agents offering holiday golf packages (there should be some of these companies in the orange google boxes on this page).

Naturally, these company's packages tend to have an overall cost that is higher than an independently arranged vacation, but you do tend to benefit from perks like preferential tee times and organised lunches. These companies are ideal for corporate arrangements, or where there are larger groups involved.

Typical Barcelona golf club facilities

In addition to the golf course itself, you will usually find that the golf complex offers

A restaurant, bars, Pros shop, trolley hire, buggy hire, club hire, driving range, putting greens, lessons, changing facilities, showers, golf equipment repair facilities.

Most clubs also provide, tennis courts, saunas, snack bars and may offer therapies and treatments like massage.

Green fees

Costs vary from club to club, but the most you are likely to pay will work out at less than 100 pounds Stirling per person for an unlimited day-long pass at the top clubs. Many clubs also included special offers which see either two days for the price of one, or two players for the price of one.

Booking tip

Taking a Barcelona weekend golf break outside of the main May to September season sees more pleasant ambient temperatures with the added advantage of cheaper flights, hotel rooms and often green fees. You will also find that specialist tour operators tend to offer discounts or "extras" outside of the main summer season.