Ravello - Amalfi Coast

Ravello (SA)

Amalfi Coast - Campania (Italy)

One of the gems of the Amalfi Coast is Ravello, 350 meters high, where magical effects of light and architecture create a vision of rare intensity.
His name is immortalized in Boccaccio's Decameron.
Famous for its atmosphere of quiet serenity, Ravello offers architectural gems of rare elegance.
Just think of the Cathedral (XI century) dedicated to Saint Pantaleone, rich in art treasures, including the main door of bronze, decorated with 54 panels.
On the right of the cathedral a square tower marks the entrance to the Villa Rufolo.
Immersed in a vast park of Mediterranean flora and exotic, the original structures of the villa date back to the thirteenth century architectural aspects are still evident Arab-Sicilian. The splendid polychrome Arabic of the cloister.
The garden is one of the best of Campania. The nature and man's work together to create an atmosphere of extreme suggestion: avenues lined by linden trees and cypresses, cascades of flowers. From the viewpoint seems boundless sea.
In the garden of the villa is held every year in summer, the concerts of the Ravello Festival. Wagner found his inspiration in the garden of Villa Rufolo garden of Klingsor for his Parsifal.
Cimbrone villa was originally a simple rustic background. It was purchased in 1904 by Ernest William Beckett, who turned it into a villa of exceptional charm. Hosted celebrities, from Winston Churchill to Greta Garbo.
A special atmosphere you breathe in the courtyard of the villa, which has elements of ancient Arab-Sicilian style. The viewpoint is a terrace infinity without equal in the world.
Also worth visiting the church of San Giovanni del Toro, was built in the twelfth century, which houses a beautiful pulpit adorned with rich mosaics, and Santa Maria in Gradillo the twelfth century.
Interestingly Coral Museum, which exhibits artifacts in coral, cameos, mother of pearl and shells, from Roman times to the last century.