Rocco Forte Hotels, Travel and Holidays in Verdura Golf and Spa Resort Sicily. http://sicily.roccofortecollection.com/ Rocco Forte Collection - Verdura Sicily, Italia Hotels Verdura Golf & Spa Resort Pre-opening Address: The Rocco Forte Collection 70 Jermyn Street London SW1Y 6NY Tel:+44 (0)20 7321 2626 Fax: +44 (0)20 7321 2424 E-mail: salesenquiries@roccofortecollection.com The Rocco Forte Collection is currently building a €129 million hotel and golf resort on the southern coast of Sicily in a small village called Verdura, near Sciacca, about an hour's drive from the international airport in Palermo and 30 kilometres from Agrigento and the Temple Valley. The development, involving the restoration of several existing buildings on the site together with new construction, which will reflect the history and character of Sicily and the region, will consist of a 200-room ocean-view hotel, two championship golf courses, a hydrotherapy spa, sports facilities and a relatively large real estate development. The original masterplan was conceived by Denton Corker Marshall in close association with Sir Rocco Forte and Olga Polizzi. The subsequent architectural, interior design and construction stages have been carried out by the Italian architect Flavio Albanese through his offices in Milan and Palermo. The Verdura Golf & Spa Resort is currently scheduled to open in 2009.