Travel+Leisure India & South Asia — November 2017

TRAVEL+LEISURE WEDDINGS & HONEYMOONS

COURTESY OF ROCCO FORTE HOTELS

Weddings

Are Their

Forte

Take two hearts full of love and

leave them at the Verdura Golf &

Spa Resort, a Rocco Forte Hotels

property in Italy that's trending this

year for its gasp-worthy weddings.

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DO IT TOGETHER

z If you are the sporty kind, explore

bicycle trails, play golf, volleyball

by the beach, or indulge in one

of the many water sports at

the resort.

z Gourmands must enrol for expert

lessons on some of Verdura’s

most popular dishes or sign up for

Sicilian culinary classes. You could

even learn mixology here or indulge

in a sumptuous tasting session

organised by the sommelier.

z Indulge yourself at the

4,000-square-metre Verdura Spa

with a series of treatments and

skincare regimes inspired by the

bloom of the season. Then, unwind

at the Spa Bar that overlooks the

stunning mountains.

z Measure the vast Sicilian

coastline—start at the Verdura

Resort Beach and go all the way

to Agrigento and Selinunte.

A

n old Italian wedding

blessing goes, “May your

life be like good wine—

tasty, sharp, and clear. And

like good wine, may it improve

with every passing year.” And

the perfect place to begin this

eventful journey is the Verdura

Golf and Spa Resort by Rocco

Forte Hotels. Straight out of

a painter’s canvas with its

sparkling blue Mediterranean

Sea, rolling green hills, and

notches of orange groves,

Verdura, on the south-west

coast of Sicily, provides the

quintessential backdrop for

dreamy weddings.

FLAVOURS ON A PLATE

Once you have fi nalised your

venue, it's time to move on

to the culinary fare. Meet the

chefs at the resort to create

a customised menu featuring

recipes inspired by Italian as

well as Sicilian traditions.

The restaurants use organic

veggies from the resort’s garden

and fresh ingredients from local

farms. Based on your menu,

the sommelier will present

local and international wines

to pair the food with.

PICTURE-PERFECT SETTING

The wedding team at the resort

takes care of the minutest detail.

All you have to do is choose the

space that appeals to you and

wait for it to be decked up for

celebration. Options include

a private beach, an amphitheatre

surrounded by olive trees,

a sea-view terrace at the Liolà

restaurant, and the majestic green

golf course. roccofortehotels.com

RADHIKA SIKARIA

BEST WINES

Experience

the best of

fine wines at

Europe’s

largest and

oldest

vineyard,

Terre Sicane,

not very far

from the

resort.

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Visible in the distance, the Verdura Resort tower.

Below, from left: The large swimming pool at the

resort is one of its key features; a place setting

made ready for dinner guests.