Alpine Wonder

Better known as Austria’s premier skiing destination, charming Kitzbühel is well worth visiting during the summer months with your clubs in tow, reports our European correspondent Lewine Mair

Kitzbuhel-KapsAprès golf and the visitor can either languish in one of the five-star spas which seem to be integral to Austrian golfing resorts or enjoy the delights of Kitzbühel. The latter are manifold. There are plenty of designer boutiques mingled in with the finest of high-quality all-Austrian shops. Meanwhile, if you are simply looking for a sightseeing trip round the pretty streets, there is no better way than by horse and trap.
Yet it goes without saying that the best sights of all are those from the top of the Hahnenkammrennen. There, from 5,617 feet above sea level, you can pick out the four courses which have made the city no less of an exhilarating destination in summer than it is in winter.
 

Need to Know:

Golfers visiting Kitzbühel can buy a Golf Alpin Pass (€280 for five rounds) to play on the following courses: Schwarzsee; Rasmushof, Wilder Kaiser Ellmau, Reit im Winkl, Walchsee, Kaiserwinkel, Larchenhof, Mittersill.

Annual junior camps, week-long affairs for children aged between six and 12, are run at Golf Club Eichenheim, while the 8th Kitzbühel Golf Festival – an annual event for all standards – takes place from June 20-27, 2010. For more information www.kitbuhel-golf.com

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