The lovely town of Ravello is perched on a mountain above Amalfi. On the same days that crowds of tourists pushed and shoved to buy t-shirts down in Positano, Ravello was relatively peaceful and beautiful. Try not to tell too many people about Ravello, okay?
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View from Ravello main square
Some local gardens on the hillside.
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Entering Villa Rufolo
Ravello contains many palaces. Two of them, the Villa Rufolo and the Villa...
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Floating concert stage
Ravello sponsors outdoor concerts in the summer months. The stage, in...
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Leaving Villa Rufolo
After we left the Villa Rufolo, we walked towards the Villa Cimbrone....
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Main church tower
From a pedestrian road, a view of the church tower in Ravello's main square.
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Another church
The locals were gathered for mass here on this Sunday morning.
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Pretty signs
All the signs we saw in Ravello were ceramic or stone. Apparently...
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Even the trash baskets are pretty!
Ravello is spotlessly clean. Notice the cute trash basket hanging on...
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Gated vineyard
It's interesting to see vineyards insterspersed with common...
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A vineyard with a view
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Mountain view
Even the relatively poorer towns in the distance look like they...
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Flowers everywhere you look
Some tiny flowers in a rock wall.
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Entrance to the Villa Cimbrone
I think it costs 5 euros to enter the gardens.
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Atrium of Villa Cimbrone
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Inside the atrium
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Crypt of Villa Cimbrone
I expected to find tombs or monuments in the crypt, but I only found a...
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Shady spot to relax and reflect
The sign says "Nothing human suprises me," a quote from Publius...
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Gardens of Villa Cimbrone
This and the next few photos are from the gardens of Villa Cimbrone.
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Western Europe
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