Discover Marco Simone

Marco Simone combines golf with traces of history and connections to the landscape. Two distinct highlights take center stage during your stay: the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club and historical landmarks in and near Marco Simone Vecchio. If you’re looking for hotels in Marco Simone, you can first consider whether a golf activity or the history of the area better suits the purpose of your trip.

Golf as a particular highlight

At the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, visitors can book a tee time; the golf course hosted the 2023 Ryder Cup. These two facts put the focus on different things: a tee time is part of planning a specific round, while the Ryder Cup is a clearly dated event in sporting history. Access is available through daily fees or long-term memberships. The fee documents are dated 2023, so check the current terms in advance if they are important to your plans.

The club also has a practice facility. The Marco Simone Driving Range stretches across a valley of more than 2 hectares. The club offers golf lessons and training programs for beginners, experienced players, and competitive athletes at all levels. When planning, you can therefore choose between booking a tee time and making lessons or training your main focus.

The terrain also shapes the course: when it was redesigned, the naturally undulating terrain was taken into account and brought to the fore. The golf course offers views of St. Peter’s Basilica and Castello di Marco Simone. The connection to the landscape is reflected both in the course design and in the views. The terrain is therefore not just a backdrop, but part of the course’s design concept.

Historic sites and points in time

The Oratorio rupestre di Marco Simone Vecchio is situated on a hill in the Parco naturale-archeologico dell’Inviolata. Its location situates it both topographically and within the archaeological nature park.

The ruins of the perimeter wall of the Castrum S. Honesti near Marco Simone Vecchio are documented for the year 1257. A manor house in Marco Simone dates from the 11th century. In chronological terms, the manor house predates the documented year of the wall ruins.

Two different reasons to visit

The connection to the landscape also differs: the golf course redesign highlights the undulating terrain, while the Oratorio’s setting is defined by its hilltop location and the nature and archaeology park. Here, the landscape as a design element of the course meets the landscape as the setting for a historical landmark.

This creates a practical contrast when planning your trip: the club combines the option of booking a round with lessons and training. The historical features are defined more by their locations and dates. If you’re looking for hotels in Marco Simone, you can first decide which of these two highlights you want to shape your stay.

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