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Public Holidays in Spain

On public holidays you will find shops, museums and banks are often closed. See below for 2008 public holiday dates.

August 15th
October 12th & 13th
November 1st
December 6th, 7th, 8th & 25th

There are also other regional and town holidays that are too numerous to show here.
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Golf & Wine Courses

Golf courses available with Golf & Wine in Northern Spain

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Golf Rioja Alta, Sto Domingo - SGR001

Wrapped around a preserved forest full of 200- year-old oak trees, the course first plunges downhill, then winds back up before entering the forest at the turn from where you don't emerge until you walk off the 18th and into the magnificent clubhouse. Mounding on both sides of some of the fairways has contributed to what is undoubtedly a challenging layout and water is a factor on every hole from the eighth to the 15th. With loads of elevation, great scenery and generous fairways, there's more than enough here to keep any golfer happy.

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Golf Municipal Logroño, Logroño - SGR002

Another glorious course that really seems too good to be municipal. It climbs up a couple of imposing hills and has a welcome feel of joyous spaciousness. Although there really is masses of room, there's also plenty of inhospitable, wildflowered wilderness to ensure that you don't relax too much. Both the fairways and greens are very well looked after and you might well walk off this top quality course wondering why municipal golf in Britain rarely attains the same standard.

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Izki Golf Urturi, Laguardia - SGR003

Another gem designed by Seve Ballesteros, this simply superb mountain-top course has an almost heathland feel to it with loads of heather and more than enough trees. It was the first-ever public course to be built in Spain and it's extremely doubtful that there is a better one anywhere in the country. With masses of space to work with, the holes are well spread out, each beautifully self-contained, and as one would expect from a course so high up in the mountains, the views are simply wonderful. There are buggies available, which are fitted with a GPS system.

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Izki Golf Lagrán, Laguardia - SGR004

Previously a modest par-three course, Lagrán has been upgraded and improved by Seve Ballesteros into a delightful nine-holer. Like many other municipal courses in northern Spain, it is maintained to a very much higher standard than most of its British counterparts. The other advantages its location bestows are loads of elevation and spectacular views. Situated on the side of a hill, the course winds through and around mature woodland. Massive chestnut trees pose a significant threat and there's a small lake to protect two of the last three greens.