AI illustrationThe White Lotus · Filming location
Castello degli Schiavi (the Godfather villa)
In the story · Season 2, episode 3 ('Bull Elephants', the Godfather trip)
A real filming location. Bert, the Di Grasso grandfather, loves The Godfather, so the family (with Portia, until Tanya calls her back) visits this 18th-century villa, where Francis Ford Coppola filmed Michael Corleone's Sicilian scenes in 1971. Its name, Castle of the Slaves, comes from the two stone figures on the roof.
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Things to do
The White Lotus: a tour linked to the story
Boat tour · from Giardini Naxos · about 2 h · Guide in English, Italian, or Russian
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More The White Lotus places nearby
San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel8.3 km
Piazza IX Aprile and Corso Umberto8.6 km
Ancient Theatre of Taormina9.1 km
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth seeing in the area.
Naxos Archaeological Park
5.6 kmRuins of the first Greek colony in Sicily, with a small museum by the sea.
Giardini Naxos
6.5 kmLinked to the storyThe seaside restaurant La Cambusa in Giardini Naxos appears in season 2 as part of the White Lotus resort.
Taormina Public Gardens (Villa Comunale)
8.8 kmShady gardens with odd Victorian follies and terraces looking over the sea to Etna.
Where to stand for the photo
From the lane outside the gate, frame the pale villa with the two stone figures on its roof line.
Getting there
- Address: Via Badalà 63, 95013 Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT
- Transport
- By car, about 25 minutes south of Taormina; Godfather tours from Taormina often stop here.
- Access
- Private property owned by a family: you see it from outside, and the inside only on guided tours booked in advance. Check before you go.
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Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story