Donnalucata

Donnalucata
Nickname(s): Ronnalucata
Location of Donnalucata (red dot) in Sicily
Coordinates: 36°45′51″N 14°38′27″E / 36.76417°N 14.64083°E / 36.76417; 14.64083Coordinates: 36°45′51″N 14°38′27″E / 36.76417°N 14.64083°E / 36.76417; 14.64083
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Ragusa
Founded	3rd century BC
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Postal codes	97010
Area code(s)	0932

Donnalucata is a small fishing village, a frazione of the commune of Scicli, in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The village has a small fishing port and sandy beaches on either side of the harbour. The local economy is based on fishing, intensive agriculture in greenhouses and during the summer season, tourism.

The area has been inhabited since Greek and Phoenician times; during the Roman era it was called Cymbe. Donnalucata comes from the Arabic Ayn-Al-Awqat, which means the "fountain of the hours": the name stems from the discover by an Arab man of a spring in Donnalucata that flowed five times a day at the same time as Muslim prayers.

External links

• Photos of Donnalucata (Italian)