The Verdura Spa at Verdura Golf & Spa Resort was voted the Best Hotel Spa in Europe, Asia Minor and the Russian Federation at the 2012 Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Spa Awards. The awards are based on reader's votes on criteria including spa facilities, individual approach, ambience/design, treatments, amenities and service. Verdura Spa also ranked sixth in the World's Top 30 Spas.
'Playing golf this summer at Verdura Golf & Spa Resort was an amazing experience: next to the sea, interesting changes of the wind; it's a true paradise' Cesare Prandelli, Manager of the Italian Football Team - Style Golf, Corriere Della Serra, January 2012
'Golf in Sicily : Tee beside the sea with Sir Rocco Forte in Verdura - Sandwiched between scorched mountains on one side and the Mediterranean on the other, the Verdura trio - two 18-hole courses, one nine-hole course - have been fashioned across a vast plateau. Their architect, Kyle Philips has created something that will live long in memory.' - Ultratravel, The Telegraph September 2011 - Click here to read more
'Add golf to the spectacular draws of Sicily - I saved the best for last: Rocco Forte’s Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, which opened in 2009. This is the famous British hotelier’s first golf resort, and like everything Forte has done, it is equally extravagant and intimate.' - Golf Week, June 2011 - Click here to read more
'Top resorts are his Forte - Despite the Italian invasion in pro golf, Sicily didn't get its first real golf course until 1993. And if the island finally has become an attractive golf destination, much of the credit goes to Forte.' - Golf Week, June 2011 - Click here to read more
Tatler Travel Guide 2011 names Verdura Golf & Spa Resort as the best Family Hotel- Click here to read more
Conde Nast Traveller names Verdura Golf & Spa Resort as one of the five best European golf resorts. March 2011 - Click here to read more
The Spa at Verdura Golf & Spa Resort was awarded 'Best New Spa' at the 2010 Italian Spa Awards. The awards recognise the best of the best of Italian spas and are voted for by a panel of experts from the spa and wellness world as well as the readers of Area Wellness Magazine. January 2011
'Golf is grand in Sicily... Surrounded by distant hills around three sides, the Mediterranean on the fourth, there are two 18-hole championship courses, plus 420 recently planted olive trees. There are orchards of fruitul citrus, and even pomegranates.' WOW Travel, January 2011 - Click here to read more
Described as spa savvy, stylish, sophisticated, intimate and a triumph for Rocco Forte Hotels, Verdura Golf & Spa Resort was awarded ' Best Family Escape' at the fourth annual Tatler Spa Awards. October 2010
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort has been rated as Italy's best in the new authoritative Rolex Top 1000 Golf Courses Guide. September 2010 - Click here to read more
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort was awarded 'Best Family Program' during the fourth annual Virtuoso 'Best of the Best' Hotel Awards. Recognizing the family friendly environment, this award acknowledges special programmes and activities for children of all ages, from creative activities and services to educational endeavours and active adventures. August 2010 - Click here to read more
Verdura's entry into the exclusive Conde Nast Traveller 2010 Hot List is another compliment for the resort.... Read all about Verdura and the 2010 Hot List.
The German national football team chose Rocco Forte’s Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, near Sciacca, Sicily, to unwind... Read all about the German team and Verdura.
"An ultra-luxurious resort without real parallel in the Mediterranean" that offers "perfect privacy with understated elegance" and "two stunning links courses". Privat Air, Summer 2010 - Click here for full article on Verdura Golf & Spa Resort
"There is nowhere more sparkling with sophistication than Rocco Forte’s outpost on this pine-scented rugged island." Tatler, August 2010
"If you want to discover the most outstanding kid’s club I’ve discovered than head to Verdura, Rocco Forte’s new family resort in southwest Sicily." Country & Town House Magazine, October 2010
GOLF NEWS & REVIEWS
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SPA NEWS & REVIEWS
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FAMILY NEWS & REVIEWS
Beautiful coastline, sports and games galore, delicious food, supervised entertainment and luxury: it’s a family dream
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