Donnafugata Castle, Gothic Revival castle in Ragusa, Italy

Donnafugata Castle is a neo-Gothic building near Ragusa, surrounded by gardens with native and exotic plants across an area of eight hectares. The facade features a three-story tower, decorated loggias, and wide terraces overlooking the Sicilian countryside.

The castle's origins are attributed to the Chiaramonte family, Counts of Modica, in the 14th century, possibly on a 13th-century tower. In 1648 Vincenzo Arezzo-La Rocca bought the Bellio-Cabrera fief and made it a fortified farm. Baron Corrado Arezzo gave most of the present Neo-Gothic look in the 19th century, adding the trilobed-arch loggia; Ragusa bought the abandoned building in 1982.

The name may derive from the Arabic ʻAyn al-Ṣiḥḥat, "Source of Health", rendered in Sicilian as Ronnafuata; a rival legend has Queen Blanche of Navarre hiding here from Count Bernardo Cabrera. Inside, the sala degli stemmi displays the blazons of Sicilian noble families and two suits of armour, while the music room has trompe-l'œil paintings. The castle has served as a film set, including for Montalbano and Garrone's Tale of Tales.

Donnafugata Castle is about 15 km from Ragusa, and regional trains still stop at Donnafugata station, less than 400 m from the castle, so the last stretch is a short walk. The building has three floors and over 120 rooms, of which about twenty can be visited.

A stone labyrinth in the garden once entertained guests and remains walkable today. Inside, mechanical devices and a hall displaying 750 coats of arms of Sicilian families line the walls.