Verdura Resort, A Rocco Forte Hotel

A whole 570 acres of Mediterranean coast and countryside, Verdura Resort in Sicily is a bucolic bolthole close to some of the island’s most beautiful beaches. In the unlikely event that a glimpse of the verdant surroundings wasn’t tonic enough, sign up for wellness programmes at the spa, sunrise and sunset yoga and Pilates, classes with a tennis coach or a trip to the golf academy or watersports centre. There are also jogging, trekking and cycling trails through the olive, lemon and orange groves.