Verdura Resort, A Rocco Forte Hotel
Sicily
Verdura Resort, A Rocco Forte Hotel is one of Italy’s standout luxury golf resorts and a superb choice for UK golfers looking for sunshine, sea views and a proper golf-focused escape in Sicily. Set near Sciacca on the island’s south coast, the resort sits within a large 230-hectare Mediterranean estate with coastline, countryside, spa facilities and golf all in one place.
The golf is the headline attraction. Verdura offers two championship courses and a 9-hole par-3 course, all designed by Kyle Phillips, with broad fairways, coastal winds and sea views giving the resort a real links-style feel. The East Links is a par-72 course and the West Shore is a par-70, with both offering a different type of test during a stay.
For serious golfers, Verdura has added tournament pedigree too, having hosted European Tour events using a composite layout of the best holes from both championship courses. Practice facilities are excellent, with a double-ended driving range, chipping and putting greens, practice bunkers and technology-led coaching available through the Golf Performance Institute.
Away from the course, the resort offers sea-view rooms, suites and villas, a private beach, restaurants and bars, pools, tennis, water sports and the Irene Forte Spa with thalassotherapy pools and wellness facilities. For UK travellers, Palermo Airport is around 1 hour 45 minutes away, with Trapani also an option, making Verdura ideal for a longer Sicily golf holiday with luxury, scenery and plenty of time on the fairways.
Palermo Airport
112km
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Time Zone:
GMT+0
Currency:
British Pound
Temperature:
00-00℃
Cost of a Beer:
£5.00
Cost of a 3-Course Meal:
£5.00
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About The Area
Sicily is a superb choice for golfers who want an Italy golf holiday with sunshine, sea views, food, history and real variety beyond the course. As the Mediterranean’s largest island, it gives you a proper holiday feel, with beaches, volcanic landscapes, ancient towns, vineyards and plenty of warm Italian character.
The headline golf destination is Verdura Resort, set on Sicily’s south-west coast. Its Kyle Phillips-designed golf spans 230 hectares of coastline, with 45 holes, links-style layouts and panoramic Mediterranean views. For golfers who want a luxury resort base, it is one of the strongest options in Italy.
Sicily also offers very different golfing experiences elsewhere on the island. Donnafugata Golf Club has two 18-hole championship courses, with a Gary Player-designed Parkland Course and a Franco Piras-designed Links Course. Over on the eastern side, Il Picciolo Etna Golf Resort sits on the slopes of Mount Etna, with fairways shaped around vineyards and lava flows. Its course is widely noted as Sicily’s first 18-hole, par-72 course, designed by Luigi Rota Caremoli.
Away from golf, Sicily is packed with reasons to stay longer. You can visit Mount Etna, the Valley of the Temples, Taormina, Syracuse, Palermo, beaches, markets and coastal towns, making it ideal for couples, groups and mixed golf/non-golf holidays.
For UK golfers, Sicily works brilliantly as a tailor-made Italy golf holiday, whether you want a premium coastal resort, an Etna adventure or a wider island itinerary. Hashtag Golf Travel can help plan the right courses, hotels, transfers and route.
