Villa Igiea, A Rocco Forte Hotel Palermo, Sicily Re-opened in 2021 as a Rocco Forte Hotel , Villa Igiea is a turn-of-thecentury palazzo, blending period features with contemporary flair to exquisite effect. The handsome, art nouveau property occupies a premium position on the Bay of Palermo with views of the sea and Monte Pellegrino and features a range of beautiful guest rooms and suites. The hotel has beautiful tiered gardens that lead down to the outdoor swimming pool and terrace with sunbeds. When dining at Florio Restaurant travel back through time to the peak of the Belle Époque in Palermo, where the Florio family’s most distinguished guests would have dined in this original Louis XVI hall. Verdura Resort, A Rocco Forte Hotel Sciacca, Sicily The fulfillment of Rocco Forte’s ambitions to create the perfect Mediterranean sunshine retreat, Verdura Resort is a tour de force that caters for most holiday desires within a spectacular 250 hectare seafront estate on the southern coast of Sicily. Sleek, environmentally sensitive architecture fuses with terracottas, ochres and violets. Local charm with universal style. Italianate furnishings, breeze-brushed white muslins and, always, a sea view. Verdura’s vast scale and escapist atmosphere afford endless indulgence and choice. Choice to unfurl in its capacious spa, or lap its infinity pool. To play tennis among its orange groves. A round or two of golf. To master Sicilian cooking, or simply savour it by the sea. 15
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