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Founded by a colony of noble patricians in the VI century A.D. Ravello was known to Boccaccio who narrated the beauty of arts and landscape in the fourth story of the second day of the Decameron, giving immortal fame to Londolfo Rufolo. Ravello is one of the most popular destinations of the Amalfi Coast. Situated on a rocky promontory at 365 meters above sea level, in panoramic position, the town is a real jewel of art and culture, where a strong sense of hospitality lives in harmony with an atmosphere of rare tranquility, all surrounded by architectural wonders and memories of the past. Starting from Villa Rufolo, of the XIII century built on an existing Roman structure, with its 30 meter high tower, that overlooks Piazza Duomo. With clear arabesque influences (for example: the famous Moorish cloister), the Villa features three floors, flanked by a central structure composed ofa chapel with a barrel vault ceiling and large dining room. The main feature of the complex is the superb terrace garden overlooking the sea, that the composer Richard Wagner called "The magic garden of Klingsor". Here, every year in July, the famous Wagner Symphonic Music festival takes place. The Cathedral of San Pantaleone, of the XI century, is mentioned in the list of Italian National Monuments. Most in Romanesque style, the façade is embellished with a main door with fine bronze panels, produced in Constantinople by the artist Barisano from Trani. Inside there is a wonderful fusion of Baroque, Arab and Byzantine elements: sarcophagi, oil paintings, an elegant marble pulpitof the XIII century, an ambo with mosaics of the XII century and cruet where the blood of the patron saint is preserved. The monumental complex of San Francesco was founded, according to tradition, by the same Saint of Assisi, during his trip to Amalfi to venerate the relics of St Andrew. It was orrinally built in Gothic style and subsequently submitted Baroque refurbishments. Not to be missed: the Church and the Monastery of Santa Chiara, in Romanesque style (XIII century), the Church of San Giovanni del Toro, (X century) with a valuable pulpit of the XII century, the Church of Santa Maria a Gradillo, that has a clear Moorish imprint, Villa Cimbrone, an eclectic building famous for its gardens and the famous panorama over the whole Coastline known as Belvedere dell'Infinito
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Ravello
Founded by a colony of noble patricians in the VI century A.D. Ravello was known to Boccaccio who narrated the beauty of arts and landscape in the fourth story of the second day of the Decameron, giving immortal fame to Londolfo Rufolo. Ravello is one of the most popular destinations of the Amalfi Coast. Situated on a rocky promontory at 365 meters above sea level, in panoramic position, the town is a real jewel of art and culture, where a strong sense of hospitality lives in harmony with an atmosphere of rare tranquility, all surrounded by architectural wonders and memories of the past. Starting from Villa Rufolo, of the XIII century built on an existing Roman structure, with its 30 meter high tower, that overlooks Piazza Duomo. With clear arabesque influences (for example: the famous Moorish cloister), the Villa features three floors, flanked by a central structure composed ofa chapel with a barrel vault ceiling and large dining room. The main feature of the complex is the superb terrace garden overlooking the sea, that the composer Richard Wagner called "The magic garden of Klingsor". Here, every year in July, the famous Wagner Symphonic Music festival takes place. The Cathedral of San Pantaleone, of the XI century, is mentioned in the list of Italian National Monuments. Most in Romanesque style, the façade is embellished with a main door with fine bronze panels, produced in Constantinople by the artist Barisano from Trani. Inside there is a wonderful fusion of Baroque, Arab and Byzantine elements: sarcophagi, oil paintings, an elegant marble pulpitof the XIII century, an ambo with mosaics of the XII century and cruet where the blood of the patron saint is preserved. The monumental complex of San Francesco was founded, according to tradition, by the same Saint of Assisi, during his trip to Amalfi to venerate the relics of St Andrew. It was orrinally built in Gothic style and subsequently submitted Baroque refurbishments. Not to be missed: the Church and the Monastery of Santa Chiara, in Romanesque style (XIII century), the Church of San Giovanni del Toro, (X century) with a valuable pulpit of the XII century, the Church of Santa Maria a Gradillo, that has a clear Moorish imprint, Villa Cimbrone, an eclectic building famous for its gardens and the famous panorama over the whole Coastline known as Belvedere dell'Infinito
Amalfi nestles in the ravine of the Valle dei Mulini. Its churches, towers, and arcaded houses, grouped together with attractive irregularity, rise above a small harbor, and are backed by precipices of wild magnificence. In its heyday, when it was a Maritime Republic, Amalfi rivaled Pisa, Genoa and Venice. By the 7th century the city was ruled by Doges, as Venice, and was recognized as the greatest naval power in the West. Its navel expertise led to the invention of the compass and the codification of the earliest maritime laws. In the 12th century, this great maritime republic had a population of 100,00 people who masterminded regional trade with the East. Shortly afterwards, the Normans from Sicily vanquished Amalfi and the city was repeatedly sacked by Pisa, its greatest rival. Amalfi merchants established trading posts in Byzantium, Asia Minor and Africa. In the Holy Land, they founded the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, from which the Crusader Knights of St. John developed. Their symbol, the Maltese cross, is still carved on Amalfi's street comers. Webster's brooding revenge drama, The Duchess of Malfi, was based on the tragic life of Joanna of Aragon, the Duke of Amalfi's consort in the 15th century.
The Regatta of the Four Ancient Maritime Republics, complete with galleons, is a magnificent evocation of the past, held in Amalfi every four years. Since the collapse of the republic, Amalfi sunk into oblivion until Edwardian times. As a favorite winter resort, it was then a genteel haunt for foreigners who tireed of the excesses on the French Riviera. Amalfi today, with a population of 6,000, is a shadow of its former self but retains an air of faded elegance. Horse-drawn carts still ply the Lungomare dei Cavalieri for visitors' amusement, much as they did in Edwardian days. The Duomo, the glittering Cathedral, is viewed from down below. The steep walk up is a chance to appreciate the spindly Moorish archways andgeometric facade, inlaid with vivid mosaics. While looking autenthentic, the facade was reconstructed in the 19th century, based on the medieval model, Henry Swinburne, the 18th century traveler, was not sympathetic to the Arab influences, calling the cathedral typical of the "barbarous ages, when Grecian rules and proportions were forgotten". Yet framed by mountains and monasteries, the Norman Saracen bell-tower presents a striking vision to visitors. The baroque interior leads to a crypt containing the remains of St. Andrew the Apostle, moved here from Constantinople in 1208. Like the miraculous liquefaction of San Gennaro's blood in Naples, the cult of St. Andrew, a mysterious oil, is said to seep from his bones. Even St. Francis of Assisi declared himself a devotee.
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Amalfi nestles in the ravine of the Valle dei Mulini. Its churches, towers, and arcaded houses, grouped together with attractive irregularity, rise above a small harbor, and are backed by precipices of wild magnificence. In its heyday, when it was a Maritime Republic, Amalfi rivaled Pisa, Genoa and Venice. By the 7th century the city was ruled by Doges, as Venice, and was recognized as the greatest naval power in the West. Its navel expertise led to the invention of the compass and the codification of the earliest maritime laws. In the 12th century, this great maritime republic had a population of 100,00 people who masterminded regional trade with the East. Shortly afterwards, the Normans from Sicily vanquished Amalfi and the city was repeatedly sacked by Pisa, its greatest rival. Amalfi merchants established trading posts in Byzantium, Asia Minor and Africa. In the Holy Land, they founded the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, from which the Crusader Knights of St. John developed. Their symbol, the Maltese cross, is still carved on Amalfi's street comers. Webster's brooding revenge drama, The Duchess of Malfi, was based on the tragic life of Joanna of Aragon, the Duke of Amalfi's consort in the 15th century.
The Regatta of the Four Ancient Maritime Republics, complete with galleons, is a magnificent evocation of the past, held in Amalfi every four years. Since the collapse of the republic, Amalfi sunk into oblivion until Edwardian times. As a favorite winter resort, it was then a genteel haunt for foreigners who tireed of the excesses on the French Riviera. Amalfi today, with a population of 6,000, is a shadow of its former self but retains an air of faded elegance. Horse-drawn carts still ply the Lungomare dei Cavalieri for visitors' amusement, much as they did in Edwardian days. The Duomo, the glittering Cathedral, is viewed from down below. The steep walk up is a chance to appreciate the spindly Moorish archways andgeometric facade, inlaid with vivid mosaics. While looking autenthentic, the facade was reconstructed in the 19th century, based on the medieval model, Henry Swinburne, the 18th century traveler, was not sympathetic to the Arab influences, calling the cathedral typical of the "barbarous ages, when Grecian rules and proportions were forgotten". Yet framed by mountains and monasteries, the Norman Saracen bell-tower presents a striking vision to visitors. The baroque interior leads to a crypt containing the remains of St. Andrew the Apostle, moved here from Constantinople in 1208. Like the miraculous liquefaction of San Gennaro's blood in Naples, the cult of St. Andrew, a mysterious oil, is said to seep from his bones. Even St. Francis of Assisi declared himself a devotee.
Tucked into the steep hillsides rolling down from the highest peaks of the Lattari mountain range, Positano holds a unique position on the Amalfi coast as well as being a glamorous playground for wealthy Italians. This enchanting vertical town of multi-colored villas is favored by artists and writers in search of inspiration.
The towns origins date back to Roman times when the local mill provided flour for the bread of Tiberius' table on Capri. Between the 9th and 11th centuries, Positano shared in the prosperity of Amalfi's maritime superiority and in the 16th and 17th centuries still maintained trading links with the Middle and Far East. It was during this time that the baroque villas, visible today in the guise of hotels, were built on terraces above the sea.
Positano was still principally a fishing port when, at the turn of the 20th century, it was discovered by scores of painters who reveled in the changing colors of the sky, sea and mountain. Over the course of the next sixty years it was to be visited by artists as Caprile, Picasso, Warhol, Escher and Klee. Positano's ranking grew due to film directors and movie stars whose presence gave birth to Positano's reputation as the Beverly Hills of the Amalfi Coast. Among these giants of the Italian screen were Vittorio De Sica, Franco Zeffirelli, Vittorio Gassman and Ornella Muti, thanks to the hospitality offered in Zeffirelli's TRE VILLE, stars such as Liz Taylor, Richard Burton, Lawrence Olivier, Liza Minnelli and Anthony Quinn also used the area as a summer retreat.
Famous also for "La Moda Positano" today boats a tourist popularity which (whilst being the backbone of the local economy) does not dispel its picturesque charm.
The one way road running through Positano leads off the SSI63 caostal road from Sorrento at Chiesa Nuova (New Church), spiralling down to the Piazza dei Mulini (where the taxi drop off point can be found) before winding its way upwards to the Torre Sponda (SITA bus stop). A steep pathway links the town's two beaches, Spiaggia Grande and Fornillo. The former is the hub of Positano after hours, with fine restaurants and boutiques which lead up via pedestrian walkways to the Piazza dei Mulini.
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Positano
Tucked into the steep hillsides rolling down from the highest peaks of the Lattari mountain range, Positano holds a unique position on the Amalfi coast as well as being a glamorous playground for wealthy Italians. This enchanting vertical town of multi-colored villas is favored by artists and writers in search of inspiration.
The towns origins date back to Roman times when the local mill provided flour for the bread of Tiberius' table on Capri. Between the 9th and 11th centuries, Positano shared in the prosperity of Amalfi's maritime superiority and in the 16th and 17th centuries still maintained trading links with the Middle and Far East. It was during this time that the baroque villas, visible today in the guise of hotels, were built on terraces above the sea.
Positano was still principally a fishing port when, at the turn of the 20th century, it was discovered by scores of painters who reveled in the changing colors of the sky, sea and mountain. Over the course of the next sixty years it was to be visited by artists as Caprile, Picasso, Warhol, Escher and Klee. Positano's ranking grew due to film directors and movie stars whose presence gave birth to Positano's reputation as the Beverly Hills of the Amalfi Coast. Among these giants of the Italian screen were Vittorio De Sica, Franco Zeffirelli, Vittorio Gassman and Ornella Muti, thanks to the hospitality offered in Zeffirelli's TRE VILLE, stars such as Liz Taylor, Richard Burton, Lawrence Olivier, Liza Minnelli and Anthony Quinn also used the area as a summer retreat.
Famous also for "La Moda Positano" today boats a tourist popularity which (whilst being the backbone of the local economy) does not dispel its picturesque charm.
The one way road running through Positano leads off the SSI63 caostal road from Sorrento at Chiesa Nuova (New Church), spiralling down to the Piazza dei Mulini (where the taxi drop off point can be found) before winding its way upwards to the Torre Sponda (SITA bus stop). A steep pathway links the town's two beaches, Spiaggia Grande and Fornillo. The former is the hub of Positano after hours, with fine restaurants and boutiques which lead up via pedestrian walkways to the Piazza dei Mulini.
Praiano is a small, beautiful village that seems to ignore the notoriety and charm of all the others villages of the coast line as Positano. It is dominated by the majolica dome of ST. Luca's Church with the façade looking towards Capri. The road crosses the village as a snake: the houses, the shops and the hotels seem to invade the road together with the maritime pines. The village is divided in two parts by the main national road. The sea is reacheble trough long flights of stairs crossing scented lemon gardens. For many people Praiano is a real piece of paradise on earth
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Praiano
Praiano is a small, beautiful village that seems to ignore the notoriety and charm of all the others villages of the coast line as Positano. It is dominated by the majolica dome of ST. Luca's Church with the façade looking towards Capri. The road crosses the village as a snake: the houses, the shops and the hotels seem to invade the road together with the maritime pines. The village is divided in two parts by the main national road. The sea is reacheble trough long flights of stairs crossing scented lemon gardens. For many people Praiano is a real piece of paradise on earth
Conca dei Marini is a small fishing village far 4 km from Amalfi: Conca has an upper part on the hill and a lower part on the sea, a small beach with colored homes and pretty church reachable through a long flight of stairs to get it. It seems that the local fishermen were very agile an excellent navigators. Close to the village there is the Emerald Grotto. The name of the grotto is due to the color of the water, a deep green. An underwater tunnel allows the sunlight to penetrate the grotto giving it a unique color. Originally the grotto was not invaded by the water. In 1932 a fishermen from Vettica Luigi Buonocore while escaping a sea storm found a shelter in this spot. A hole attracted his attention but he was so taken when he saw inside...the show was so wonderful that under a rainfall he rowed to Amalfi to tell about his discovery.
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Conca dei Marini
Conca dei Marini is a small fishing village far 4 km from Amalfi: Conca has an upper part on the hill and a lower part on the sea, a small beach with colored homes and pretty church reachable through a long flight of stairs to get it. It seems that the local fishermen were very agile an excellent navigators. Close to the village there is the Emerald Grotto. The name of the grotto is due to the color of the water, a deep green. An underwater tunnel allows the sunlight to penetrate the grotto giving it a unique color. Originally the grotto was not invaded by the water. In 1932 a fishermen from Vettica Luigi Buonocore while escaping a sea storm found a shelter in this spot. A hole attracted his attention but he was so taken when he saw inside...the show was so wonderful that under a rainfall he rowed to Amalfi to tell about his discovery.
This is a large gorge cut, into the rock, dug out by a torrent, it's waters cascading down from the table-land of Agerola. The rocks steeply sloping down, the roar of the sea in the gorge, the deep shadow, the contrast created by the different and fantastic colors of the landscape make this valley a very charming corner. Here we find the most peculiar set of houses in the whole coast: just five or six gathered on a steep slope and crossed by winding steps, appearing like a village in miniature. The village was the first pier of Amalfi. Here the ships arrived and the slaves with the goods on the back, walking up hundreds of stairs got Amalfi.
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Fiordo di Furore station
This is a large gorge cut, into the rock, dug out by a torrent, it's waters cascading down from the table-land of Agerola. The rocks steeply sloping down, the roar of the sea in the gorge, the deep shadow, the contrast created by the different and fantastic colors of the landscape make this valley a very charming corner. Here we find the most peculiar set of houses in the whole coast: just five or six gathered on a steep slope and crossed by winding steps, appearing like a village in miniature. The village was the first pier of Amalfi. Here the ships arrived and the slaves with the goods on the back, walking up hundreds of stairs got Amalfi.