{"id":18834,"date":"2016-04-04T21:59:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T19:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.italia-by-natalia.pl\/amalfi-coast-ravello-between-sky-and-sea\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T05:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T04:58:37","slug":"amalfi-coast-ravello-between-sky-and-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italia-by-natalia.pl\/en\/amalfi-coast-ravello-between-sky-and-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Amalfi coast. Ravello – between sky and sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is such a town, where mountain slopes sprouting directly from the emerald sea forming suspended on the rock shelves lemon groves terraces, where between the winding roads and stone streets spreads out heavenly gardens planted with flowers, resounding with singing birds and cicadas. In a small workshops produced two local specialties: hand painted ceramics and delicious limoncello. “If among us exists somewhere particle memories of a lost paradise, this is it Ravello, suspended between sky and sea and full of poetry, in which nature and art intertwine the joy of man.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gino Tani “Il Messaggero” August 15, 1959 yr.,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amalfi Coast, beautiful and picturesque, along it colorful towns wedged between the slopes near the small bays, the famous Positano, which made famous, due to the filming of the book “Under the Tuscan Sun” dignified Amalfi, tiny Atrani. And among them, or rather above them, high at 365 m, wonderfully located, small and quite quiet, the most beautiful of them all – Ravello.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ravello – ceramics & limoncello<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The origins of Ravello go back to probably early Middle Ages, the first documents mentioning its existence come from the ninth century, when it was part of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, commercial and military might. A thriving town in the thirteenth century was considered by the aristocracy as an ideal place to live, in result of which were built numerous villas and palaces, many of which survive to this day, some of them as luxury hotels. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century Ravello became popular once again, this time thanks to artists and writers who – attracted by the wonderful views, great location and charming streets – looked for inspiration, by placing the town on the list of mandatory places to visit during travels in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Piazza del Duomo – main square<\/em><\/p>

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Romanesque cathedral church of St. Pantaleon, the patron of Ravello, was founded in 1086<\/p>\n\n\n

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Behind this old wooden door hide the Town Hall<\/p>\n\n\n

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Romantic street of Ravello decorated with flowering oleanders \u00a9 Ravello.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking around the Ravello is impossible to not to pay attention to the ceramics, which production and fancy hand painting is next to the tourism main occupation and source of income for residents of the town. In many stores you can see the works of ceramics art, but most impressed me the factory chinaware collection located at the store Ceramiche Cosmolena di Margherita di Palma, Via della Marra 15\/19.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Along the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento and Capri people grown lemons widely regarded as the best in the whole of Italy. No wonder, that the limoncello, a sweet and strong lemon liqueur, popular in the whole southern Italy, which is made in this area is considered as the best. In Ravello, of course, there are many places to buy limoncello, but I urge you to buy lemon liqueur in the small shop next to the factory (via Santissima Trinita 37), where you can taste and purchase it, as well as, smell and buy some lemon perfume.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Visiting the limoncello factory<\/p>\n\n\n

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Visiting the limoncello factory<\/p>\n\n\n

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In such porcelain, hand-painted glasses – the seller assured me – you should taste limoncello<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ravello – city of music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1880 Ravello has visited famous composer Richard Wagner. From the notes made by him in the guest book at the Villa Rufolo was founded conviction, that in Ravello, specifically in the gardens of that Villa (read further below) Wagner created Act II of the opera “Parsifal”. As a tribute to Wagner since 1953 every summer, usually on the lower terrace of the Villa Rufolo  within the Ravello Festival concerts are held – one of the most prominent festivals of classic music in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The scene set in the gardens of the Villa Rufolo \u00a9 Ravello.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n