photo: Ali Danacı / Pexels (stock photo, indicative only)golf, Chianti Classico and Florence's own spa
Three days between Florence and the Chianti Classico hills, built around Golf dell’Ugolino, the Antinori and Frescobaldi cellars, and Florence’s own thermal spa. The closest wine stop is 12 km from the clubhouse.
Morning: Golf dell’Ugolino, the anchor course for this itinerary, on the southern edge of Florence.
Afternoon: two Chianti Classico names sit within 13 km, Antinori nel Chianti Classico, the Archea Associati-designed cellar at Bargino, and Frescobaldi, with estates across Tuscany.
A tour of the underground cellar and a tasting of four wines, 12 km from the clubhouse. From 30 euro per person.
| From | To | Km | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | |||
| Golf dell'Ugolino | Antinori nel Chianti Classico | 12 km | |
| Golf dell'Ugolino | Frescobaldi | 13 km | |
| Day 2 | |||
| Golf dell'Ugolino | Asmana Wellness World | 19 km | |
| Golf dell'Ugolino | 6 km | ||
| Golf dell'Ugolino | Grotta Giusti | 42 km | |
| Day 3 | |||
| Golf dell'Ugolino | 24 km | ||
| Golf dell'Ugolino | Mazzei | 29 km | |
Distances measured from the clubhouse on OpenStreetMap data, August 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Drive times vary with rural roads and are not shown here.
About 14 km, straight-line distance to the clubhouse, an easy add-on to a city stay.
About 73 km, straight-line distance to the clubhouse.
About 93 km, straight-line distance to the clubhouse.
Distances are straight-line from each airport to the clubhouse, not driving distance. A car is essential for this itinerary.
July is the dry outlier: 31.8 degrees and just 4.2 rain days, the calmest stretch for golf all year.
May is the wettest spring month, 13.5 rain days and 105 mm: pack a shell even in late spring.
October ranks first overall in our model at 20.7 degrees, despite 10.5 rain days: comfortable golf, harvest in the cellars.
April to June warms from 18.3 to 27.7 degrees; May is the wettest of the three at 13.5 rain days.
Hot and dry: July peaks at 31.8 degrees with only 4.2 rain days.
October is the best-ranked month here at 20.7 degrees, with the Chianti harvest under way.
Wet and cool, November wettest at 129.9 mm. Quiet fairways, lower rates.
Computed from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo), daily data 2015–2024, Golf dell'Ugolino coordinates.
Chianti Classico is Sangiovese grown on the galestro and alberese soils between Florence and Siena, the oldest defined wine zone in Italy and marked by its black rooster since the 18th century.
Badia a Passignano has made wine inside its Vallombrosan abbey since the Middle Ages. Antinori and Frescobaldi, both still family-run, count among Italy’s oldest wine dynasties.
Chianti runs cooler and wetter than the Tuscan coast, especially in spring and autumn. October is the best-ranked month in our model, timed with the cellar harvest. See the measured chart above.
Tuned to the climate above. October, the best-ranked month, still calls for a light layer at the cellars.
Flying into Florence or Pisa with your own set: a padded travel cover costs less than replacing a bent driver at the carousel.
Between Antinori, Frescobaldi and the rest of Chianti Classico, you will want to fly home with a case. Inflatable bottle sleeves or a padded wine case turn a dozen bottles into safe checked luggage.
May brings 13.5 rain days and 105 mm here, the wettest spring month measured. Pack a light shell even outside that window.
July is the driest month at just 4.2 rain days, but 31.8 degrees means the heat is what to plan around.
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Want it tailored and booked end to end? Tee times, tastings and treatments, reserved by people who know these roads.
Request a custom quoteYes. The longest measured drive in this itinerary, to Grotta Giusti, is 42 km. Book the car before the tee times in high season.
By our climate model, yes: 20.7 degrees on average, ahead of summer’s heat and timed with the Chianti harvest. July is drier but hotter.
Golf dell’Ugolino sits on the edge of the city, and Florence airport is about 14 km away, straight-line, making this itinerary an easy add-on to a city stay.
Courses in this itinerary are private clubs that accept green-fee visitors. A handicap certificate is standard practice in Italy, and booking ahead in high season is wise.
Treat every cellar in this itinerary as an appointment, not a walk-in; visits are generally arranged in advance.
