Set in acres of unspoilt Sicilian countryside overlooking the shimmering Mediterranean, Verdura Resort is an idyllic family destination. From golfing and tennis to sublime culinary experiences, there’s a wonderful array of activities to captivate your loved ones. Discover Verdura's summer activities for kids and adults and spoil yourselves with the holiday of a lifetime.
Kick off at our Juventus Training Experience
Wannabe Ronaldos will get their kicks at our Juventus Training Experience soccer school. Guests aged between 5 and 16 will train under professional Juventus coaches, playing on our full-sized football pitch. They’ll learning everything about the Beautiful Game and make plenty of friends along the way.
Perfect your swing at our Golf Academy
Home to the prestigious Rocco Forte Open, Verdura Resort is an unparalleled golfing destination. You’ll learn from PGA qualified pros at our Golfing Academy, where you can pick up a club for the first time or perfect your technique under their expert guidance. Little golfers can polish their skills too at our Junior Academy.
Get stuck into gourmet cuisine
Whether honing your pasta-making technique at our cooking school or learning how to whip up a Sicilian Mojito at a mixology masterclass, our irresistible gastronomic experiences will have you sampling the finest local flavours. Throughout summer, executive chef Fulvio Pierangelini will also be hosting award-winning guest chefs, who will be cooking up a storm at Verdura Resort.
Located on a cerulean stretch of gorgeous Mediterranean coastline, Verdura Resort presents endless water sports activities to get wet and wild. Your whole family will love the exhilarating thrill of bouncing along the waves on a banana boat or doughnut, or a kayaking session paddling across the water together.
Perfect your backhand at our Tennis Academy
Whether you’d like an individual private lesson or the chance to practice you serve, Verdura Resort’s Tennis Academy is home to first-class tennis tuition. Ideal for beginners just picking up a racket as well as aspirational Roger Federers, the Academy guarantees plenty of fun for players of all ages.
Learn from the stars at our Special Academies
This summer, learn a new pursuit with sporting stars themselves. Verdura Resort is hosting a special programme of unique activities run by qualified coaches and stars. Call ‘on-guard!’ fencing, try beach volleyball and rugby or acquire some new moves hip hop dancing.
Our room and suite Verdura Family packages will spoil your family with the holiday of a lifetime.
To book or enquire about a break at Verdura Resort call +39 0925 998180 or email reservations.verdura@roccofortehotels.com
Maestro Salvatore Calabrese and Federico Pavan, Director of Mixology at Brown’s Hotel, discuss the creative process behind Happily Ever After, the Donovan Bar’s new fairytale-inspired cocktail menu, launching on 28th May.
This summer, Masseria Torre Maizza turns up the volume on a cause that needs our attention. Save the Olives, a non-profit organisation championed by Dame Helen Mirren, whose mission is to raise awareness of Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium devastating Puglia’s olive trees and impacting the local economy and ecosystem. In support, we have devised an incredible calendar of music and art amidst our Masseria’s olive groves – a poignant setting, grounded in the cause.
Yet, just a short journey from the city’s cobblestone lanes, Edinburgh’s sandy shores offer a serene, and salty, escape. Within just an hour’s drive from The Balmoral, discover our selection of Edinburgh’s finest beaches, and whittle away those languid summer days with cool dips, fish and chips, and stirring sea views.
