DONNALUCATA

Donnalucata, an administrative division of Scicli, is a lovely village along the Ragusa coast. A miraculous apparition of the Virgin was reported in 1091, that, it is alleged, saved the village from the Arab fleet who were attempting to re-conquer Sicily, occupied by the Normans.

Its name right refers to the “Illuminated Virgin” appeared that night. Thanks to its favorable location, Donnalucata became a natural harbor area of Scicli, hence called Marsa Sikla (Arabic for “Scicli’s Port”) during the Arabian rule. Fishing, farming and, recently, tourism, have been the main resources of this tiny and picturesque village endowed with large and beautiful beaches and developed tourism facilities. Arts lovers can enjoy a visit to the Duomo, built in 1883 in blocks of white limestone, and the Chiesa della Madonna delle Milizie, dating from the Norman occupation, but largely refurbished over the centuries. Of the original structure only survive sections of a tower and a monastery.

Ragusa
Acate
Chiaramonte Gulfi
Comiso
Giarratana
Ispica
Modica
Monterosso Almo
Pozzallo
Santacroce Camerina
Scicli
Vittoria

Monti Iblei
Cava D'Ispica
Castello di Donnafugata Camarina
Casuzze
Cava d'Aliga
Donnalucata
Marina di Modica
Marina di Ragusa
Punta Secca
Punta Braccetto
Sampieri
Scoglitti