Ravello
Ravello is history, nature, beauty, elegance and calmness. Ravello was an important town of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi and offers, from its 350 meters above the sea level, a breathtaking view of the Amalfi coastline and of the Mediterranean Sea and for these reasons it has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
You can’t miss a visit to Ravello’s cathedral, called “Duomo”, built in the XI century with a notable bronze central door and to the fascinating Villa Cimbrone, with its “Terrace of the Infinite” which had amongst its guests W. Churchill and Greta Garbo.
Close to the cathedral, nature meets history in the famous Villa Rufolo, built by one of Ravello’s richest men; Villa Rufolo has been mentioned in Boccaccio’s Decameron and here Wagner was inspired for the stage design of his Parsifal. During the summer time it is here that takes place the famous Ravello Festival.
Not only Wagner has been fascinated by Ravello’s beauty, also Virginia Woolf, Paul Valery, Graham Greene, Rafael Alberti and many others have been struck by its astonishing views.
Ravello is also a mythical place from the origins of times; according to an ancient legend, Satan transported here Jesus during his second temptation to show him the beauty of the world…
