Verdura was the only venue in Italy to be included in the magazine’s list of ‘The 14 Best Family Hotels in the World 2018’, with the resort being hailed as “flawless” and singled out as being best for “a sleek beach estate for modernist island living.”

Announcing the list, the magazine said: “Set in thousands of hectares of a relatively unknown part of southern Sicily, Verdura was – and remains – a labour of love for Rocco Forte and his sister Olga Polizzi. It’s quite a set-up …. and incredibly impressive.