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DONNAFUGATA GOLF RESORT & SPA

Condé Nast Best Golf Resort (Italy)

Two championship courses

Extensive spa facilities

Fine dining options

Accommodation & Leisure

Situated on the sprawling Donnafugata

Manor, close to Ragusa and only an hour

and twenty minutes’ drive from Catania

Airport, this resort offers access to pris-

tine beaches and historic conservation

areas, as well as refined 5* luxury and

two wonderful golf courses.

There are four neighbouring UNESCO

World Heritage towns nearby: Ragusa

Ibla, Modica, Noto and Scicli remain

beautifully preserved in the Sicilian

Donnafugata Golf Resort and Spa, as

you might expect of a five-star facility,

has just about every amenity you could

wish for, with three restaurants, two bars,

state-of-the-art fitness centre, swimming

pool, hydro massage, Turkish bath,

sauna and a full menu of spa treatments.

The spacious guestrooms are well

equipped, with wi-fi access, satellite TV,

safe and minibar.

Donnafugata’s two fantastic courses, the

Parkland and Links, were laid down by

Gary Player and Franco Piras respec-

tively. They are very different in nature

and complement each other beautifully,

providing the golfer with much needed

variety on their Italian golf holiday.

Player’s Parkland Course is awash with

carob and olive trees, which are

indicative of the region, and hosted the

Sicilian Open which is testament to

the quality of the Black Knight’s creation.

The Links course, meanwhile, features

very few trees, enjoys several

panoramic views towards the sea and

offers a completely different test of golf

that is akin to that of the age old links

classics of the UK & Ireland.

VERDURA GOLF & SPA RESORT

SCIACCA, 60 MILES FROM PALERMO, SICILY

Sir Rocco Forte’s first golf resort

Two championship courses

World class spa facilities

Views of Mediterranean Sea

Host of the Sicilian Open 2012

Accommodation & Leisure

Befitting of this five-star experience,

Verdura is home to two championship

golf courses designed by world famous

architect Kyle Phillips, whose previous

work includes the likes of Kingsbarns

and The Grove. Both courses defy their

youth and draw on ancient heritage

from classic Scottish links courses.

Each of the 203 exquisitely designed

rooms and suites offers an unobstructed

view of the beautiful Mediterranean Sea.

With a range of rooms on offer from

elegant Deluxe Rooms to the opulent

Presidential Suite, golf holiday makers

will find themselves catered for to the

very highest level after their golf has

Although golf is the main attraction at

Verdura, those wishing for a relaxing

break can enjoy a wealth of activities

during time away from the course. The

spa itself is one of the most comprehen-

sive in Europe, where guests can enjoy a

range of treatments using local produce

from the Island.

Both the East and West courses

measure in excess of 7,400 yards, and

ensure golfers of all abilities will have

the full repertoire of their golfing

armoury tested. With dramatic coastline

vistas and impressive natural

landscapes, Verdura has been created

with tournament golf in mind, however

given the range of tees on offer golfers

can play the courses at a length suitable

Be sure to take your camera on the golf

course with you, the views from the

ocean holes will be the best snap of

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Catania Airport

Palermo Airport

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