DG Issue 26 - April 2015 APRIL 2015 | Page 16

Golf & Expo 2015 The World Expo in Milan is running between May and October 2015. It’s a fantastic opportunity to book a golf break, play a few rounds on selected top golf courses, enjoy world-class food and wine and visit Milan and the Expo, which offers many things to do, enjoy and experience. Download this free e-brochure for great ideas and inspiration for your next golf break in Italy and read on for more details. From May to October, Milan, organizer and host of the 2015 Universal Exhibition, becomes a global showcase where 140 countries and some leading international organisations will show the best of their technologies. The 2015 Expo offers a concrete answer to a vital need: guarantee healthy, safe and sufficient food for everyone, while respecting the planet and its equilibrium. On its 1million square meter exhibition area, Expo 2015 will tell everyone about the world’s best dishes with tasting opportunities, while displaying the best of the agrifood and gastronomic traditions of each of the exhibitor countries. Outside the exhibition area, located in Rho, a few kilometres west of centre Milan, the entire city will play an active role with thousands of cultural and recreational events organised throughout the city, such 16 as the largest exhibition so far of Leonardo da Vinci with works of the Renaissance icon borrowed from Italian and international museums. For more excitement, visit the magnificent gothic Duomo Cathedral, or purchase opera tickets for an event at the famous La Scala theater, or attend one of the more than 140 spectacles during the sixmonth expo. If you’re a shopping enthusiast, Milan, as a global fashion capital, is near paradise. From the best in value-for-money dining and phenomenal fashions, you’ll find it in the magnificent city of Milan. Football fans will get their treat as well, as both AC Milan and Inter play at home in the city. To enjoy the Milan good life, don’t forget to stop by Caffé Camparino, just next to the Duomo, for an aperitif. The bar opened in 1915 by Gaspare Campari, the inventor of… well you know what! Golf Why not combine a visit to the Expo with a few days of golf? Northern Italy is home to around 80% of the country’s golf clubs. Discover excellent golf packages, specifically designed to satisfy most interests and tastes, which are available in a free e-brochure you can download here. Destination Golf TRAVEL For those who prefer to remain in and enjoy the Milan area there are a couple of golf breaks very close to the centre of the city. Or, in less than an hours drive north you can reach both Lake Como and Lake Maggiore with its breathtaking views and picturesque villages. Heading east, consider a golf weekend in Franciacorta, the wine region, famous for its white sparkling wine, as well as at the beautiful Lake Garda where a few rounds of golf can be combined with a visit to an Amarone producing vineyard. Alternatively, continuing further east, north of Venice, there’s an interesting golf break combining golf and visits to local coffee and grappa producers. Golf Holiday Italy acts as a marketplace enabling golf clubs, resorts an