It is the Verdura Resort - a Rocco Forte hotel - one of the most exclusive destinations for golfers from all over Europe and the world. Located in a valley of over 230 hectares in Sicily, between Agrigento and Sciacca, the resort has 203 rooms and suites, all with sea views and 1.8 km of private coastline.
Verdura Resort
To date it is one of the golf hotel most exclusive, attracting players from all over the world thanks to its courses with two 18 holes from championship and to nine holes par-3designed by renowned Californian architect Kyle Phillips.
The two links, designed to test golfers of all levels and based in 2012 of theEuropean Tour Sicilian OpenThey are distinguished by their impeccable maintenance and the sought-after quality of the turf.
The courses are complemented by an excellent practice field with double hitter, chipping green, putting green, practice bunker and one Golf Academy cutting-edge.
The facility also has six clay tennis courts, a 170 square metre gymnasium, water sports facilities, a football pitch that in summer hosts the Juventus Academy and several trekking and jogging routes, amidst beautiful olive and citrus groves.
A true jewel of relaxation and wellness is also the award-winning in-house SPA at the Verdura resort, a paradise of over 4,000 square metres with 11 treatment rooms, a fitness centre, a heated 25-metre indoor pool, four thalassotherapy pools, steam bath, Finnish and infrared sauna and, to top it all off, a SPA bar.
Acknowledgements
- Best Golf Hotel in Italy at the World Golf Awards 2015
- Golden Award for Golf at the French Voyage & Hotels magazine Readers Awards
- 100 Best Routes in Continental Europe' (East Course) Volume 02 Mag 2017
- Best Modern Course' (West Course)
- Listed in the UK's Tatler Travel Guide as Best Family Golf ResortInfo and contacts: roccofortehotels.com
Photo gallery
- photographs by Matteo Carassale -
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