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Verdura Resort Brings a Bit of Swank to Sicily

Where: Contrada Verdura , Sciacca, Sicily, Italy, 92019

Ready to open late next month, the Verdura Resort in Sicily will be the first full-blown resort to belong to the Rocce Forte collection, although it's the lucky (?) thirteenth property to be part of the group.

Verdura's got 200 rooms all with ocean views, along with two of its very own golf courses, and the owners are hoping that the launch of this resort will set Sicily up as "the next" luxury destination. Or perhaps it'll just become a hotel that wealthy retired Mafioso dudes head to?

Whoever the guests may be, they'll be enjoying a lot more than the views: along with the golf courses, there's also a thalassotherapy spa, yoga center and six four restaurants to choose from. Access to the Verdura Resort will be best via Palermo Airport, a one-hour drive away. Rooms during their opening month are going for rates starting at €500 ($650) for the most basic room, and it looks like they still have availability for their planned opening night of May 29.