Luxury hotel holiday La Foresteria Planeta Menfi, Sicily

The four-star La Foresteria on the famous Planeta wine estate at Menfi in southern Sicily stands on a hill with views of the countryside and its vineyards and olive groves. The 14 rooms have views to the sea and are surrounded by a Mediterranean garden with swimming pool. All have a Sicilian feel and colour scheme. Explore the hotel's garden, with its aroma of herbs, swim in the infinity pool amongst the vines, taste the estate's prestigious wines, and taste Sicilian gastronomy with a modern flair from their kitchen. Whilst staying here not only should you learn about their wine, but you can take a cooking class, walk, take a cycle ride, and appreciate the contemporary art that is displayed.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • Scheduled flights with British Airways London to Palermo
  • Hire of a group A car for the duration of the holiday
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Optional room, car and flight upgrades. Details on request

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to La Foresteria Planeta, Menfi, Sicily

La Foresteria Planeta, a picturesque boutique hotel, is perfect for Sicilian food and wine holidays, offering specialist cookery classes and tasting sessions that provide insight into the local production of wine, olive oil, traditional aperitifs, and regional specialities.

Facts in brief

Location The hotel is 10-minutes' drive to La Solette beach

Annual opening 1 March to 7 November

Closest airport Palermo Airport

Distance from airport The hotel is just over 60-minutes' drive from Palermo Airport

Hotel facilities and services

Restaurant with dining and garden rooms, Infinity Pool, Media Lounge, Vineyards, Wine Room and Tastings, Fitness and Wellness Area with Turkish Bath, Private Beach, Beach club access (June to September), Reserved Parking, Poolside Bar, Bicycle Rental, Guided Tours, Babysitting, Various Cooking Classes, Olive Oil Tasting during harvest season.

Complimentary

Wi-Fi, Use of fitness area, pool area and club on the beach with sun bed and umbrella (June-September).

Chargeable watersports

Sailing and Fishing can be accessed through nearby partner sports clubs.

Land sports

Access to partner sports clubs offering golf, tennis and horseback riding. Bicycle hire available at hotel.

Out and about nearby

Sicily is an island rich in history and culture. Though popular with tourists in the summer months, it has retained its original character and charm. While staying at La Foresteria Planeta, we would recommend making day excursions to cities such as Sciacca on the seafront, famous for its unique ceramics. Caltabellotta is an enchanting ancient village that sits at 900m above sea level. The Selinunte Archaeological Park is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Mediterranean, with ruins dating back to the 7th century, when the Greeks marked the most western point of their territory. The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, however, is Sicily's most well-known ancient site, with many temples still very well preserved. The ancient methods of construction can still be seen in the structures, as well as the development in their design. The Island of Mozia is a tiny, inhabited island off the coast of Marsala that was once an important and formidable city. Today, it can be reached by boat. For peaceful, rural walks observing wildlife and the beautiful natural landscape, visit the Nature Reserve of the Belice River, of the Nature Reserve of the Torre Salsa.

Sports nearby

Golf, Tennis, Horse-riding, Fishing, Sailing, Flying, and Nature Trails, all of which can be organised through the hotel.

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I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.
Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Dependence room for 5 nights

From about

£990

Holiday Code EXH46003

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to La Foresteria Planeta, Menfi, Sicily

Room descriptions

La Foresteria Planeta has 14 rooms with terrace, air-conditioning, heating system, satellite television, telephone, iPod speakers, coffee machine, safe, hairdryer, beach and pool towels, minibar, and WiFi.

Standard double room Accommodeates 2 people.
Dependance double room features king bed/ two queen beds, en suite bathroom and terrace. Accommodates 2 people.
Double roomswith a view features king bed/ 2 queen beds, en suite bathroom and terrace. Accommodates 2 adults and 2 children.
Junior Suite 35 sqm room featuring 1 king bed/2 queen beds, en suite bathroom and terrace. Accommodates 2 adults and 2 children.

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I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.
Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Dependence room for 5 nights

From about

£990

Holiday Code EXH46003

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to La Foresteria Planeta, Menfi, Sicily

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to La Foresteria Planeta Estate in Sicily, our clients usually fly to Palermo airport. From the airport, we recommend a private car transfer which we would include in our holiday price, or we recommend that you use a hire-car for the duration of your holiday, especially if you want to tour the region. If you are staying at this hotel as part of a tailor-made touring holiday, we would include a hire-car for the itinerary.

Additional information

Children: Up to 2 additional children can be accommodated in the Rooms with view and Junior Suites. Baby cots are available upon request. Babysitting is also available.

Special offers

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I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.
Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Dependence room for 5 nights

From about

£990

Holiday Code EXH46003

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to La Foresteria Planeta, Menfi, Sicily

Highlights of Sicily

An ascent of Mount Etna, partly by car and then further on foot (guides available) through the luxuriant vegetation which includes oranges and lemons, bougainvillaea and poinsettias and then higher up the groves of walnuts, cherries, almonds, pistachios and vines. Palermo is known for its street markets, especially Vucciria and Ballaro, where traders and hawkers, pickpockets and shoppers converge amongst narrow streets and stalls of wares. See the traditional costumes and dialect of Piana degli Albanesi, where Albanians settled in the 15th Century. Revel in the splendid site of Taormina above the sea with views to Etna. Local crafts include cork, ceramics, honey, embroidery, raffia. Enjoy the calm and remoteness of the Aeolian Islands with their clear waters, beautiful scenery and peaceful way of life. Enjoy the gardens of the Villa Giulia in Palermo and the Public Gardens in Taormina.

Cultural highlights of Sicily

Palermo contains some of the greatest Arab-Norman buildings in existence - San Giovanni degli Eremiti, the Palazzo Reale with its striking Cappella Palatina and La Martorana. Monreale outside Palermo is the greatest work of Norman architecture in Sicily and contains beautiful 12th and 13th Century mosaics and cloisters. The Doric temples of the 5th Century BC in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Cefalu has the `Portrait of a Man` by Antonello da Messina, dating from 1465 in its Museo Mandralisca.

Festivals in Sicily

Many Sicilian local festivals are linked to Saints’ Days. A few of the most well-known festivals generally include Carnival celebrations in Taormina and Acireale. Easter is celebrated especially in Trapani, Marsala and Piana degli Albanesi. Messina celebrates Ferragosto on the 15th August with a firework display over the Straits. The Sagra del Mandorlo in Fiore takes place in Agrigento in the first and second weeks of February to celebrate the almond blossom. Taormina Arte is a summer festival of music, cinema, ballet and theatre, held in the Greek theatre. The Palio dei Normanni takes place in Piazza Armeria in August.

Gastronomy in Sicily

The gastronomy of Sicily, like much of the culture of the island, has been heavily influenced by its history. Cuscus is a Sicilian version of couscous, and marzipan features heavily in sweets. Local produce includes citrus fruits, almonds, capers, olives, peppers and fish. Local specialities include Maccheroni con le sarde (pasta with sardines, fennel, raisins, pine nuts and saffron), Pesce spada (grilled sword fish), 'alla Siciliana' with capers, red peppers and herbs. Cassata is a popular dessert made with ricotta, candied fruit and pistachios and Cannoli are almond biscuits stuffed with ricotta. Sicily produces a variety of red and white wines including Corvo di Salaparuta and Etna, Marsala and Malvasia.

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