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Day 1
Arrival at Bordeaux Airport- Welcome by JERRY QUINLAN'S CELTIC GOLF - Transfer or drive to Château des Vigiers.
Lodging at Château des Vigiers, a magnificent castle dating back to 1597 located in the beautiful countryside to the East of Bordeaux near Bergerac.
Locally known as "Little Versailles", the Château des Vigiers has been tastefully restored in French country-house style, surrounded by its own vineyards and 18-hole golf course. Exposed beams and the stonework create a charming ambiance, enhanced by one of the best gourmet restaurants in the area.
Day 2
Golf at Château des Vigiers Golf Course
Les Vigiers golf course carves its way through the working
plum orchards, vineyards, lake and oak woods surrounding
the Château.
The course is ideal for recreational golfing. The 9th and 18th holes
present interesting challenges avoiding the water hazards on one side
and the Château on the other.
Donald Steel, the course architect, considers the
18th hole as one of the best he ever designed in
terms of strategy and setting.
Lodging at Château des Vigiers
Day 3
Visit of the medieval town of Saint-Emilion
There are some architectural sites which have always seemed,
from immemorial times, to blend in with the surrounding
landscape. Saint-Emilion is just such a jewel of stones,
in a natural setting of utmost beauty.
This medieval town stands proudly at the top of the hill
overlooking the worldwide renowned Saint-Emilion vineyards
and is the ideal place for wine tasting and shopping.
Vinotherapy at Les Sources de Caudalie, original and exclusive
skin care based on a harmonious combination of hot natural
water and the health and beauty enhancing properties of grapes
and wines (baths, massages,
hammam, …)
Lodging at Les Sources de Caudalie, a luxury hotel offering “la
vie de château” in
the heart of renowned vineyards.
In the midst of classed vintage Graves wines, the world's
only wine therapy complex opened in 1999. The hotel
boasts beautifully and individually decorated rooms and suites,
fine gourmet cuisine (one
star Michelin) and an unusual fitness centre which
uses substances derived from grape vines. An exceptional place with no
equivalent
in Europe.
Day 4
Golf at Moliets Golf Course
With five seaside holes, Moliets Golf Course designed by
the Master Trent Jones, has been ranked 25th among
the top 50 best golf courses in Europe.
Preserving the ocean-facing pines, this superb championship
course offers a true view of the Landes with its wide fairways
carved out of the pine forest, and its small hilly dunes.
Some tough bunkers preserve the greens, with three of them
requiring blind shots.
Since 1998, Moliets Golf Course has been selected as one
of the National Golf training center for PGA players.
Wine tasting visit at Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Grand Cru Classé de
Graves.
Château Smith Haut Lafitte owes its reputation as the “most
Graves like Graves” to its superb Gunzien gravel soil. The estate
consist of one unbroken 55 hectares (136 acres) vineyard and its history
goes back to the Crusades (which explains the “fleur de lys” on
the label).
Lodging at Les Sources de Caudalie
Day 5
Golf at Médoc Golf Course Les Vignes
Designed by Rod Whitman, Medoc les Vignes course is set in
a typically regional landscape where the beauty of
the moors and of the maritime pines serve to enhance the
architect ’s design.
The long par 5 holes with their carefully designed greens,
the judiciously placed bunkers call for precise strokes.
The wide variety of the playing situations and the delightful
setting will meet the expectations of the most demanding
players.
Lodging at Relais de Margaux, a prestigious hotel set in
the former wine cellar of the worldwide renowned Château Margaux
(Premier Grand Cru Class é de Médoc).
The Relais de Margaux, impregnated with the spirit of Montaigne,
Montesquieu and Mauriac, cultivates and maintains
a lofty philosophy of what art of living is all about. The gourmet
restaurant gives you the
possibility to discover the traditional yet incentive
and exquisite cuisine of the region and also the excellent wines.
Day 6
Golf at Lacanau Golf Course
Lacanau, one of the most famous surf spot in Europe, offers
a superb golf course with its pine-shaded fairways
close to the Atlantic Ocean.
It is an enchantment for the walking golfer, and the advanced
golfer will enjoy the challenge of this demanding course
with its scattered traps, water hazards, and its challenging
undulated greens.
Visit of Château Maucaillou Wine Museum
This unique Museum is located in the heart of the Médoc, in Moulis,
opposite the station. It is housed in the splendid Moulis,
cellar and warehouses built in 1871
Lodging at Relais de Margaux
Day 7
Golf at Médoc Golf Course Les Châteaux
Site of the French open in 1999 (European PGA Tour), Medoc
les Châteaux Golf Course corresponds to the pure tradition of
Scottish links. Wide fairways bordered by heather,
gorse, and broom, entice golfers into the delights of carefully preserved
nature.
The fast greens, the influence of winds from the
Atlantic Ocean, and the technical difficulties of
the layout go to make this championship
course a constant challenge.
Medoc les Châteaux course is set in the heart of the wine area and
the players will have no doubt about that, since each hole is named after
a Medoc top vintage and the 150 yards mark is …a bottle of wine.
Wine tasting visit at Château Pichon Longueville (Grand Cru Classé de
Medoc).
It was in the 17th century that Jacques de Pichon, Baron
de Longueville, began to put together the vineyard
of Pichon-Longueville, between St-Julien and Pauillac. The
reputation of this wine
was established in a few years and the fame of the
domaine equalled that of Latour.
Lodging at Relais de Margaux
Day 8
Transfer or drive to Bordeaux Airport – Departure.
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