group retreats

If you are looking for a spacious, secluded and unspoiled rural retreat to celebrate a special occasion, a family reunion or simply to get away from it all, unwind and embrace the Sicilian lifestyle, San Giovanni Vecchio is ideal for groups of up to 12 guests.

workshops

The private and tranquil nature of the estate, the large and welcoming entertaining spaces and most bedrooms being en-suite make the farmhouse perfect place to host small workshops.

cookery courses

It is our belief that the magic lies in not only coming together to prepare traditional Sicilian dishes with organic local ingredients, but also in the shared connections made between strangers, loved ones and new friends around a table. Meals here are heartfelt events.

location hire

This hilly landscape has hardly changed over the centuries and retains its ancient agricultural nature. Rows of olive groves and vineyards are briefly interspersed by fruit orchards. Where the land is flatter, the cultivation of wheat takes over vast expanses of treeless land where from a distance sheep grazing look like a scattering of white rocks. This “Sicilian countryside has that timeless, silent, shrieking mystery about it”