TECHNICAL DATA: 18 holes, par 72, 6,103 metres, inaugurated in 1985, designed by Marco Croze, it has since been partially redesigned and modified by Luigi Rota Caremoli, 295 metres above sea level.

FACILITIES: practice green, pitching green, putting green, chipping green, golf carts, club and cart hire, pro shop, golf academy available, bar, restaurant, car park, locker rooms, TV lounge, pool, 9-hole pitch & putt.

SEASON: open all year round, closed Mondays, unless a bank holiday

HOW TO GET THERE: 13 km from Parma. Follow directions for Collecchio, Fornovo and Sala Baganza.

NEARBY: Parma (13 km), Salsomaggiore (20 km), Piacenza (40 km), Bologna airport (100 km), Milan airport (110 km).

NOT TO BE MISSED: The city of Parma, home to “Piazza del Duomo”, the cathedral, the Baptistery, “Madonna della Steccata”, St. John the Evangelist’s church, the University, Regio Theatre, the National Archaeological Museum, the National Gallery and the Doges’ Palace.