Spa Holidays In Sicily

2023 Author: Amber Richards | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-22 00:24

The waiter placed a bowl of strawberry soup with lemon sorbet in front of me and added apologetically, “Signorina, this is all I can serve you for breakfast today. You are on a very strict detox program. " At the same time, he smiled flirtatiously, and I smiled back at him. A "very strict" detox in Sicily is still dolce vita. Especially if you do it at the VerdurGolf & SpResort near Palermo. Occupying a gigantic territory, the hotel belongs to the hotel magnate Sir Rocco Forte, a British man with Italian roots. In addition to its location - in one of the most beautiful areas of Sicily, next to the unique, not yet fully explored historical area of Agrigento (UNESCO monument) - this place is valuable for its VitHealth wellness programs. Everything is serious here: even before arrival, guests fill out a detailed health questionnaire,and upon arrival, they are tested (blood, urine, saliva, tests for the state of blood vessels, etc.). After that, a program is made for everyone - detox, anti-stress, weight loss or rejuvenation - and, accordingly, a diet is selected.

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I was served strawberry soup at a restaurant with a touching name, Broccoli & Friends. To be honest, I wanted pizza, but the views of the golf courses, mountains, lemon trees and lavender quickly reconciled with reality. Besides, the food was delicious. Each dish is designed under the guidance of dietetics guru Englishwoman Amelia Freer, and is prepared with seasonal produce grown nearby.

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My detox diet delighted in a variety: seafood (shrimp cocktail, squid with eggplant), pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, grilled fish, sorbets, vegetable soups, salads. Between meals, smoothies made from vegetables and fruits were allowed and, of course, herbal tea - for example, grapefruit with rosemary or infusion of Sicilian lemons and mint. Newly converted adherents of healthy eating go to the kitchen to the chef Fulvio Pierangelini - they learn to cook. And those who have come to indulge in nothing at all appreciate the restaurants and bars of the resort (there are seven in total). In the fish Amar right on the sea they are served freshly caught sea creeps, in the Torro Bar they cook marvelous meat.

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The hotel has its own sandy beach, several pools, hammocks, spa, where they work on Sepai - Spanish organic cosmetics with shea butter. There are a lot of procedures on the menu: radio frequency therapy, infrared saunas, mud baths, etc. As a result, a week later, along with a coin that I threw into the sea before leaving, I said goodbye to three kilograms, which I had been trying to get rid of for several years.

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VerdurGolf & Sp is located in the southwest of Sicily. The ancient town of Sciacca is a 15-minute drive away, and the Agrigento Valley with perfectly preserved ancient temples is 40 minutes away. You can also quickly fly by helicopter to the Aeolian, Aegadian and Pelagian Islands.