Baglio Oneto Dei Principi Di San Lorenzo - Luxury Wine Resort

Baglio Oneto Dei Principi Di San Lorenzo - Luxury Wine Resort

Eight kilometers up from Marsala's sandy shoreline, on a hill growing wine grapes and olives since the 1700s, Baglio Oneto Dei Principi Di San Lorenzo occupies a former fortified estate house, its Arabic name baglio still describing what it is. The Oneto family who own it also run the vineyards and olive groves below, and the wine list at La Calandra restaurant includes eight labels made on site, among them a Marsala DOC aged in the property's own historic cellar, where guests can taste both wine and the estate's extra virgin olive oil. That working estate, rather than a bought-in cellar tour, is the one thing few resorts on this coast can claim. The 48 rooms, across two floors, pair Dorelan memory foam mattresses and Samsung smart TVs with Sicilian wood, wrought iron and ceramic finishes, and views ranging from countryside and garden to the sea, the Egadi Islands and Mount Erice. The 18th-century tower has been converted into a suite with its own rooftop solarium, and one Junior Suite overlooking the pool and crenellated tower was used as a filming location for Makari. Outside the rooms there is a panoramic infinity pool with heated water, tennis and golf, horse riding, diving and boating, a children's playground and babysitting, and a business centre with conference space. It suits a couple who'd rather have their wine explained by the family who made it than lie on sand. It will frustrate anyone expecting a beach club at the door; that sandy stretch is a drive away. Check-in opens at 2pm, and the terrace views work best once the afternoon light starts to turn. Baglio Oneto is a Marsala hillside estate that makes its own Marsala DOC and olive oil, aged in an 18th-century cellar, eight kilometers from the coast it overlooks. Its 48 rooms suit travelers who want their wine explained by the family who made it, not a beach at the door.