Biella Le Betulle: 2026 Access and Booking Update
Set among birch woods below the Serra moraine in the high country of Piedmont, Biella Le Betulle is widely held to be one of the finest parkland courses in Italy and a quiet classic of continental design. Here is where access, conditions and booking stand in 2026, and how to build a northern Italy golf trip around it.
The news: a quiet classic holding its place
The story for 2026 is continuity. Biella Le Betulle, which translates as the birches, opened in the late 1950s as the work of the English architect John Morrison, a former associate of Harry Colt, and more than sixty years on it remains the course connoisseurs name when the conversation turns to the best parkland golf in Italy. It has long held a place near the top of national rankings, and its reputation rests on the quality of the design rather than on any modern bells and whistles.
What has not changed is the welcome. Biella is a members club in the classic European mold that has always made room for visiting golfers, and for 2026 it continues to open its tee sheet to travellers through the main season. It sits in a part of Piedmont that golf tourists often overlook in favor of the lakes, which is precisely why a round here feels like a discovery.
The course: Morrison parkland below the Alps
The defining feature of Biella Le Betulle is the setting and the pedigree of the design. Morrison routed the holes across gently rolling country at altitude, framed by stands of birch and the slopes of the Serra moraine, with the Alps rising beyond. Par is 73 over roughly 6,500 meters, and the course plays as a refined, tree lined test that prizes shape and placement off the tee over raw power, with subtle greens that ask for a deft touch.
It is the kind of mature parkland that rewards repeat play: there are no tricks, just a series of honest, well balanced holes that reveal more the better you come to know them. The conditioning and the quiet, wooded atmosphere are a large part of the charm, and the altitude keeps the air fresh even in high summer.
How to play it in 2026
Biella sits in northern Piedmont, roughly an hour and a quarter from Turin and around two hours from Milan, which makes it an easy addition to a trip that takes in the city, the wine country or the lakes. The natural approach is to combine a round here with the wider golf and food of the region over a few days, using Biella's relative quiet as a contrast to the busier lakeside resorts.
The booking notes for 2026 are straightforward. Visitor tee times are arranged around member play, so reserve ahead for summer weekends. Green fees at leading northern Italian clubs typically run in the region of 80 to 150 euros depending on the day and season; treat any quoted figure as indicative for 2026 and always confirm directly before booking. Piedmont plays best from May to October, with spring and early autumn offering comfortable temperatures and the quietest tee sheets.
Our take
Our take is that Biella Le Betulle is one of the most rewarding rounds in Italy and a course that deserves to be far better known among travelling golfers. It does not have the lakeside glamour of the courses around Como, and it does not need it; what it offers is genuine architectural quality, a peaceful wooded setting and the satisfaction of playing a true classic of continental design that most visitors never reach.
For 2026, pair a round at Biella with the wider Italy golf scene and the food and wine of Piedmont, and time it for late spring or early autumn, and you have a refined and unhurried golf trip away from the crowds. Book ahead for summer weekends, read our Italy 2026 season outlook, and let the birches do the rest.
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Questions
Who designed Biella Le Betulle?
Biella Le Betulle was designed by the English architect John Morrison, a former associate of Harry Colt, and opened in the late 1950s. It is a par 73 parkland course of roughly 6,500 meters set among birch woods below the Serra moraine in Piedmont, northern Italy.
Can visitors play Biella Le Betulle in 2026?
Yes. Biella Le Betulle is a members club that welcomes visiting golfers through the 2026 season, subject to tee time availability around member play. Book ahead for summer weekends and confirm current green fees directly before booking.
When is the best time to play golf at Biella?
Piedmont plays best from roughly May to October, when the high country around Biella is at its most settled. The course sits at altitude below the Alps, so spring and early autumn offer comfortable temperatures and quieter tee sheets.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts, designers, opening dates, access rules and indicative green fees verified June 2026 from club, tour and golf travel sources; conditions, access and fees change through the season, so always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.