Ravello

Ravello ...has inspired, poets, painters and musicians.

Ravello lies on a spur which separates the Valle del Dragone (Dragon Valley) from the valley of Maiori, and is one of the most attractive Places on the Amalfi coast, a jewel of Campania region. Glimpses of the town can be seen from the coast road which twists along the slopes of the hills rising sheer out of the sea.

It was not far nothing that Boccaccio put praise of Ravello's beauty into the mouths of many characters in the Decameron, including Angelo da Ravello.
The town was founded around the year 500 by some inhabitants of Rome fleeing the oppression caused by the barbarian invasions. Ravello became prosperous and its flourishing cotton industry already distinguished it at an early stage in its history.

It became a strong enough military power to fight the mighty Amalfi. One episode of this kind occurred in 1081, when it belonged to the Amalfi Republic.
Some of the important sights in this picturesque town are the Cathedral of San Pantaleone, founded by Orso Pavicio, Bishop of Ravello, in 1087, Villa Cimbrone, and Palazzo Rufolo, built in around 1280 by the same noble family who subsidies the construction of the cathedral.

In Palazzo Confalone there is a fine thirteenth century courtyard. Like all the other important places on the Amalfi coast, Ravello too is visited by countless tourists who find beautiful scenery, efficient facilities and that
peace and tranquillity which enables man to re-discover himself.