| Ever-sunny holiday hotspot Greece may not be | | | | Other luxury golf hotels in Greece include the |
| at the top of many lists when it comes to | | | | designer-swish Corfu Palace Hotel in (as the name |
| well-known golfing destinations, but it proves an | | | | suggests) Corfu, and the uber-trendy Ekies All |
| unlikely winner for those who do take the plunge | | | | Senses Resort in Sithonia Vourvourou. |
| and head to its cluster of island's with a spot of | | | | Courses |
| golfing in mind. The game of golf here is rapidly | | | | The Glyfada Golf Club in Athens is probably |
| expanding, with courses and luxury golf hotels | | | | Greece's most recognized course, having hosted a |
| increasingly catering for Greece's consistently | | | | handful of PGA-recognized tournaments in the |
| strong army of active travelers. | | | | past. Greens here wind their way through a pine |
| Combine the facilities with the country's | | | | forest, making for an idyllic setting in which to hit |
| year-round hospitable climate, and you have an | | | | some balls. |
| emerging destination ready to take on the big | | | | The Porto Carras Golf Club on Halkidiki is also a |
| hitters of the golf travel world. | | | | favorite among golf tourists to Greece. A |
| Hotels | | | | challenging course, it offers some tricky hotels |
| The Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel arguably | | | | where conniving bunkers and deep ponds snaffle |
| leads Greece's legion of luxury golf hotels, | | | | balls with alarming regularity. Needless to say, the |
| boasting, as it does, its very own 9-hole golf | | | | course mixes these with a fair few easier, par-3 |
| course. This is an overtly kid-friendly hotel, which | | | | holes, so you don't get too downhearted! |
| means you can either book your children in for a | | | | Equipment |
| golf lesson while you hit your way round the | | | | Courses offer equipment rental, as do hotels, so |
| greens, or make the most of the extensive baby | | | | worry not if you're in town without your trusty |
| sitting service offered. | | | | clubs. That being said, the equipment isn't |
| The hotel is also an all-out active place; if you or | | | | necessarily of the highest standard - especially if |
| your kids don't fancy playing golf one day, there's | | | | you're accustomed to playing with your own |
| always multiple tennis courts, a well-equipped gym, | | | | fancy set - so bringing your own clubs can herald |
| and an indoor and an outdoor pool where you can | | | | a distinct advantage. |
| get your daily fix of fitness. | | | | |