Sorrento

Sorrento is one of the best known resorts in Italy. The town is situated on a plain above the sea, overlooking the Bay of Naples. Sorrento is surrounded by orange and lemon groves and lush thickly wooded hills where vines and olives are grown. A deep gorge runs down to the port on the sea. The town has pretty pastel-coloured houses and several quaint small squares. Sorrento boast 2 harbours, the Marina Grande and the Marina Piccola, both are picturesque bays with small beaches. The Marina Piccola lido is situated right below the Villa Comunale gardens and accessed by lift or steps. Marina Grande is a 15 min walk or a short bus ride away.
According to legend, it was at Sorrento that Ulysses heard the tempting song of the Sirens, the nymphs who attempted to seduce passing sailors. The site of luxurious villas during Roman times, Sorrento has been a popular vacation retreat since at least 600 AD. The town has been nicknamed "La Gentile" because of the gentleness of its climate and the cheery friendliness of its inhabitants.
A charming resort in a spectacular setting, the town is exceedingly popular with tourists, many of whom flock here every year, using it as base for exploring the famous Amalfi Coast. It is a great town for wandering around on foot. At the center of Sorrento is Piazza Tasso, a bustling and typical Italian square filled with several bars and restaurants. The view from the public gardens above this square is spectacular. Near the square is the church of San Francesco, a major landmark of the town where evening concerts are staged the evening. Close to the plaza are lanes lined with bakeries, boutiques, clothing stores, and souvenir shops.
The old historic quarter has charming cobbled streets and alleyways, a 15th-century cathedral, and several luxurious old villas. The area of Via Comunale, lined with colourful flower beds and stately trees, terminates at a seaside terrace that offers spectacular views of the Bay of Naples the peak of Mt Vesuvius.
There is some very good shopping in Sorrento, with inlaid wood, lace, designer clothes, antiques and jewellery being the most popular items, together with Italian wines, aperitifs and liqueurs in festive bottles. The town has a number of excellent pizzerias, trattorias and restaurants, with an emphasis on Southern Italian cuisine. Local specialties include seafood, almond cakes, smoked cheeses and limoncello, a sweet-sour liqueur fermented from the lemons that grow in the area.
Sorrento is an ideal base for visiting other nearby sights in the region. The town harbour has frequent ferry departures to Capri, Amalfi and Naples, and is within easy reach of the Amalfi Coast, Pompei and the city of Naples. You can easily reach Pompeii and Naples by train, and Amalfi and Positano and Ravello by car or by bus.

What to see in Sorrento

- Piazza Tasso, formerly called Largo di Castello: it is the unavoidable crossroads to reach every place in Sorrento. On the opposite sides of this square there are the Town Hall, housed inside the Old Orphanage by the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie (Our Lady of Graces), and the Basilica of Sant'Antonino: in the crypt it is kept the reliquary of Sant'Antonino Abate, the patron saint of the city, portrayed also by the statue in the middle of the square.
- San Frank Convent: inside the convent of San Frank there is the characteristic cloister nowadays used as scenery for concerts of classical music. The cloister has a rectangular plan, with columns and their capitals carved in tufa rocks and which form slender double lancet arches in Gothic Moresque. Its style is not uniform because of several restoration works done in different times, but it is very suggestive.
- the Villa Comunale: behind the S.Frank Convent, on the edge of the cliffs, there is the the Villa Comunale (Public Gardens), with a wonderful view over the bay in front of Sorrento. In its flowerbeds there are some marble busts. The adjacent rooms of the convent nowadays house the local School of Arts, who continues the prestigious tradition of the inlaid wood works done by the craftsmen of Sorrento.
- Marina Grande, a charming bay with a characteristic fishing village: on its beach, as a shipyard in the open air, they were built the famous "gozzi sorrentini", typical boats from this area, with a single lateen sail, long from 6 to 12 meters, manageable and reliable, practically unsinkable. In the middle of the Marina there is the church of Sant'Anna, the patroness of the village, who is celebrated on the first Sunday after the 26th of July, which is the day dedicated to this Saint. For this occasion the village is adorned with illuminations, the bay is populated by boats and they present a show of fireworks.
- the Romanesque style Cathedral dating from the 15th century: located between Corso Italia and Via San Cesareo, the Cathedral, seat for the Archbishop of Sorrento, was restructured several times but it saved an interesting Aragonese portal of the 15th century. Nearby there is the campanile (a dislocated bell tower), with a medieval structure but decorated in the 18th century.
Another pearl of the town is the "Correale Museum", where a collection of paintings and pieces of furniture dating back to various periods, ceramic statuettes and archeological remains are kept. In addition, from Sorrento You can easily reach Punta Campanella, with its beautiful views and seascape from the very tip of the Gulf of Naples and also its relics of historical interest, as well as the towns of Massalubrense and Nerano.

Restaurants in Sorrento

L'Antica Trattoria Via P.R. Giuliani, 4 - Tel. +39 081 8071082

Zintonio Via L. De Maio - Tel. +39 081 8781623

Gigino Via Degli Archi, 15 - Tel. +39 081 8781927

La Fenice Via degli Aranci, 11 - Tel. +39 081 8781652

Giardiniello Via dell'Accademia, 7 - Tel. +39 081 8784616

Ristorante Da Cataldo Via Marina Grande 202 - Tel 0818782170

Caruso Via Sant’Antonino, 12 - Tel. +39 081 8073156

'O Canonico 1898 P.zza Tasso, 7 - Tel.+39 081 8783277

Il Buco
2° rampa Marina Piccola - Tel. +39 081 8782354

Le Macine Via Atigliana, 6 - Tel. +39 081 8072034

Antico Frantoio Via Casarlano, 8 - Tel. +39 081 8072959

Il Pozzo Via Tasso, 32 - Tel. +39 081 8073124


Tourist sights of the area - Distances and driving times

Amalfi: 31 km / 19 miles / 35 min.
Praiano: 21 km / 13 miles / 25 min.
Positano: 16 km / 10 miles / 20 min.
Ravello: 38 km / 23 miles / 48 min.
Pompeii: 28 km / 17 miles / 37 min.
Naples: 49 km / 30 miles / 53 min.
Caserta: 75 km / 46 miles / 77 min.
Rome: 265 km / 165 miles / 170 min.
Salerno: 56 km / 35 miles / 56 min.
Paestum: 100 km / 62 miles / 96 min.
Castellabate: 121 km / 75 miles / 120 min.
Marina di Camerota: 182 km / 114 miles / 180 min.

Ravello

Ravello is a charming and quiet seaside resort, rich of art and history; it is a terrace overlooking the sea (m. 350), from which you enjoys a unequalled scenary of natural beauties. From its viewpoints the Amalfitan coast shows an enchanting vision. The city is known as the Città della Musica because of the classical music concerts held here. It is located on the ridge projecting from the mountain that divides the Valle del Dragone (Dragon's Valley) and del Regina. Based at 350 meters on the sea level, Ravello overhangs the underlying towns of Minori and Maiori. This enchanted place is among the most beautiful in the whole Amalfi Coast, with an intense and unique landscape. It is renowned for its peacefulness and the deep fascination it emanates from each corner and its image is mostly connected with villas with breathtaking views seen all around the world by pictures. Ravello is a village with a very ancient history. It has been built on a rock high 350 meters from the cliffs of the Coast of Amalfi. From Ravello you can see an exalting view, where subsequent terraces declining to the sea have been transformed by the work of generations of men in green terraces cultivated with lemon trees and dotted with white houses. Ravello is like an open terrace facing the sea, a point from which we can appreciate panoramas of unique natural beauty. From its dizzy heights, the view of the Amalfi Coast is simply breathtaking. The places where you can take the most beautiful view are the gardens of the ancient Villas of Ravello: Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone.
Villa Rufolo takes its name from an ancient family of Ravello, rich and powerful in the times of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi. The villa suffered carelessness and degradation until in 1851 the Scottish Francis Neville Reid bought it and brought it again to the ancient splendor. In 1880 Wagner, who stayed in the Villa for some time, remained astonished by the extraordinary glamour of the place and here he found the inspiration to compose the second act of the "Parsifal". From that time, the Villa continued to attract visitors and artists and personages as Jacqueline Kennedy and Illary Clinton. During the summer performances of classic music and ballets of the highest level take place at night in the garden of the villa. The garden becomes a charming scenery, with the orchestra playing on a stage hanging between the sky and the sea.
Villa Cimbrone lies down on seven hectares of rocky terraces peaking on the sea. It had been brought in 1904 by Lord Grimthorpe, who embellished the Villa with antiquities coming from every place of Italy and made in the garden walks of statues and little temples. The most suggestive walk is called "The Walk of the Infinite", because it ends with a belvedere, where the height above the sea and the view can leave you breathless.
Ravello was a bustling centre of commercial activity. Between the XI and XII centuries many trading routes were active among Ravello, the Middle East and Sicily. The Arab-Sicilian architecture of many of the buildings in Ravello still reminds us of those ancient exchanges. Ravello possesses many building of high artistic merit, most of them constructed by wealthy merchants.
The cathedral dates back to the XII century. Its facade has two smaller entrances, which wing either side of the main doors of the marble portal. The doors are in bronze, a fine craft by Barisano of Trani, and date back to the year 1179. The XIII century bell tower is decorated with many ornamental arches.
The dream-like views, the lush vegetation and the charming atmosphere make Ravello a "must see" for those visiting the Amalfi Coast.

What visit in Ravello

* The Cathedral of St. Pantaleone: it was originally built by bishop Papirio in the later 11th century, but has subsequently undergrone considerable alterations, especially in the 18th century, which have alterde its spirit, though leaving its underlying structure substantially intact. The Cathedral is flanked by a handsome campanile dating to the 14th century, and entered through magnificent bronze doors made by Barisanus of Trani in 1179. The interior is notable for its magnificent Pulpit dating to the 13th century. The Pulpit represents a wonderful fusion of the classic, Byzantine and Saracenic style. Opposite it stands a no less magnificent Ambo. The nave and the transepts are decorated with paintings of some value, while the choir is adorned with a handsome episcopale throne and paschal candelabrum. The Chapel of San Pantaleone houses the reliquaries of the blood of the Saint to whom the Cathedral is dedicated.

* Museo del Duomo: it is situated in the crypt and keeps, among other interesting works, the bust of Sighelgaita Rufolo, one of the most beautiful sculptures of the XIII century, the reliquaries of S. Barbara (XII century) and S. Lorenzo (XV century), the altar marble mosaic relics (1272), tomb slabs (XV century) and an outstanding pluteus with relieves and mosaic.

* Villa Rufolo: this made up of a whole series of buildings and gardens set on the wide terraces overlooking the sea, offering a unique panorama of Amalfi's coastline from Capo d'Orso to Conca dei Marini. The wealthy Rufolo family made its fortune trading in the Middle East. They were not only merchants but also skilful bankers, and they built the villa in the 13th century. The villa ws later owned by the Confalone family, the d'Affitto family and, in 1815, it was bought by the Scotsman, Francis Neville Reed, who commissioned Michele Ruggiero to restore it. Over the centuries, the villa has had many illustrious guest, including kings, queens, popes and personalities from the world of art and culture. THe present entrance is in the Torre Minore, with its small arches and Moorish-inspired decorations. The vestibule takes us into a pleasant shady avenue lined with cypress trees, leading to the Cloister or Moorish Courtyard, which is now almost all in ruins. Looking over the balustrade on the right, we can admire what is left of the Cloister or, rather, what has been saved by restoration. The loggia above the ogival arches is composed of small pairs of columns supporting beautiful arabesques, surmounted by more pairs of terracotta columns below the decorated walls. From here we preceed to the upper garden on the right there is a part of the villa which houses animals and fragments from the ancient cathedral. From the top of the 30 metre high Torre Maggiore on the left, we can enjoy a view over the whole of Ravello. This was once the defende tower, with its narrow stairway and simple interior. On the second floor, there are two double mullioned windows on each side, and three round windows, whilst on the third floor there is a series of double terracotta columns like those in the Torre Minore. Beyond the well and the Sala dei Cavalieri, we reach the belvedere, a spacious terrace overlooking the sea, abounding in trees and exotic plants. Two staircases led down from each side of this balcony to the lower terrace with its brightly-coloured perfumed gardens. "This is the magic garden of Klingsor" exclaimed Richard Wagner in 1880, dazzled by the splendour of the colourful flowers and intoxicated by fantastic vegetation. It was in this harmonious setting that the great German musician wrote the 4th scene of Act II of Parfisal. Each year, a series of Wagner concerts are organized in the gardens, in this fairytale, setting against a backcloth of sea and sky.

* Villa Cimbrone: from Villa Rufolo, we take the winding steps up via S. Francesco leading to the church of San Francesco, which is said to have been founded by St. Francis in 1222, and rebuilt in the 18th century. There are two entrances in the atrium the main entrance leads into the church, which has a single nave with two altars on each side. It was originally Gothic, as we ca see from the ogival transept and apse. The church houses the marble tomb of Beato Bonaventura of Potenza, which was transeferred there from San Giovanni del Toro. The smaller door leads to the square Romanesque cloister with its double and single columns. Continuing our journey along past the quiet old buildings to Santa Chiara and its nunery, we finally reach the flight of steps leading to the garden of Villa Cimbrone. The Villa was built by the Acconciagiacomo family, and later taken over by the Fusco family, the Amici di Atrani and finally by William Beckett (later Lord Grimthorpe). To the left the entrance is the Cloister, whit its double mullioned windows, arches and central well, in imitation of the San Francesco clositer. Despie the presence of contrasting elements, the overall effect is very pleasing and orginal in addition to the works in wrought iron, the wooden statues and stuccoes, there are two fine bas-relief sculputures of nine Norman Warriors and the seven Deadly Sins. The crypt is also on the left as we enter, and is an unusual contemporary construction in Gothic style, which offers a fine view over the southern part of the Amalfi coas. The colonnade is composed of twenty-two pillars in grey stone, each with eight horozontal bands both the vault and the arcades are pointed, in mock Gothic style. Our visit continues to the Castle, with its small mullioned and loop-holes in different styles, and its two tower. In addition to housing a fine collection of works of art, many seminars and conferences have been held there, and it has many famous guests. We now begin a tour of the gardens beyond the Ponte del Roseto, along the avenue with its beds of reses, camelias, hydrangeas and geraniums on one side and luxuriant trees and shrubs on the other, we find various construction and ornamental statues Mercury (copy of the Hermes at rest in the Museo Nazionale in Naples), Bacchus' Temple (with a small avenue lined with cypress trees leading up to it), Eve's Grotto with its statue of Venus by the Roman sculptor Tadolini, and a small temple with six columns and wrought-iron dome. We finally reach the Belvedere, a wide balcony decorated wih marble busts, wich offers a marvellous view over the Gulf of Salerno, Punta Licosa, Punta della Campanella and the coast around Amalfi from Capo d'Orso to Conca dei marini. We can also see Maiori, Minori, Catiglioni (Ravello beach), Atrani, and the various district of Amalfi dotted about the promontory abd dominated by the ancient Torre dello Ziro. Our tour of the gardens end at the Roseto, with its staues, amphoras and fountains, and finally the Tea-Room, a rectangular room with columns arrangedin pairs, and walls decorated with arabesques in imitation of the Cloister of Villa Rufolo. Opposite the Tea-Room are four ancient carved columns, two bronze fawns and a stone shell decorated with sea scenes.


Restaurants in Ravello

CUMPA' COSIMO
Via Roma, - Tel. 48 089-857156

LA COLONNA
Via Roma, 20 - Tel. 089-857876

LA MARRA
Via Della Marra, 7 - Tel. 089-858302

SALVATORE
Via Della Repubblica, 2 - Tel. 089-857227

VILLA EVA
Via S. Chiara, 3 - 089-857255

VITTORIA
Via Dei Rufolo - 089-857947

Concerts in Ravello

The dreamlike setting of Ravello's gardens inspired Wagner, and it's fitting that today music is a major feature of Ravello. The Ravello Concert Society organises a long season of chamber music concerts (March-November), most of which are held against a backdrop of sky and sea in the panoramic gardens of Wagner's inspiration for Parsifal, the Villa Rufolo. If there's a concert on when you're in Ravello, you really shouldn't miss the opportunity to attend. The combination of scenery and music creates an atmosphere that you're unlikely to forget.

Public Transport

Ravello and Conca dei Marini are connected to Amalfi. From Amalfi you can go on to: Praiano - Positano - Sorrento
Minori - Maiori – Salerno. Ticket are available in local selling points and have to be bought in advance.
After the concerts it is necessary to book a taxi, since the last bus to Amalfi leaves at 21.30

Tickets purchase
Ravello Festival Box office
Ravello, Via Roma 10-12Tel e fax +39 089 858422
info@ravellofestival.com
Open: every day9.00-14.00/15.00-20.00On performance days the Box Office stays open until 20 minutes before doors are closed.

Ticket Admittance: EUR 20

Advance booking and information: call center: +39 199 10 99 10Available weekdays: 9.00-21.00; Saturdays 9.00-16.00


Driving distances and approximate driving times

Amalfi: 12 km / 7 miles / 13 min.
Praiano: 22 km / 13 miles / 27 min.
Positano: 28 km / 17 miles / 35 min.
Sorrento: 43 km / 26 miles / 51 min.
Pompeii: 64 km / 40 miles / 87 min.
Naples: 85 km / 53 miles / 93 min.
Caserta: 89 km / 55 miles / 95 min.
Rome: 290 km / 181 miles / 193 min.
Salerno: 38 km / 23 miles / 45 min.
Paestum: 77 km / 48 miles / 83 min.
Castellabate: 103 km / 63 miles / 104 min.
Marina di Camerota: 164 km / 102 miles / 178 min.

Ravello

Ravello is a charming and quiet seaside resort, rich of art and history; it is a terrace overlooking the sea (m. 350), from which you enjoys a unequalled scenary of natural beauties. From its viewpoints the Amalfitan coast shows an enchanting vision. The city is known as the Città della Musica because of the classical music concerts held here. It is located on the ridge projecting from the mountain that divides the Valle del Dragone (Dragon's Valley) and del Regina. Based at 350 meters on the sea level, Ravello overhangs the underlying towns of Minori and Maiori. This enchanted place is among the most beautiful in the whole Amalfi Coast, with an intense and unique landscape. It is renowned for its peacefulness and the deep fascination it emanates from each corner and its image is mostly connected with villas with breathtaking views seen all around the world by pictures. Ravello is a village with a very ancient history. It has been built on a rock high 350 meters from the cliffs of the Coast of Amalfi. From Ravello you can see an exalting view, where subsequent terraces declining to the sea have been transformed by the work of generations of men in green terraces cultivated with lemon trees and dotted with white houses. Ravello is like an open terrace facing the sea, a point from which we can appreciate panoramas of unique natural beauty. From its dizzy heights, the view of the Amalfi Coast is simply breathtaking. The places where you can take the most beautiful view are the gardens of the ancient Villas of Ravello: Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone.
Villa Rufolo takes its name from an ancient family of Ravello, rich and powerful in the times of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi. The villa suffered carelessness and degradation until in 1851 the Scottish Francis Neville Reid bought it and brought it again to the ancient splendor. In 1880 Wagner, who stayed in the Villa for some time, remained astonished by the extraordinary glamour of the place and here he found the inspiration to compose the second act of the "Parsifal". From that time, the Villa continued to attract visitors and artists and personages as Jacqueline Kennedy and Illary Clinton. During the summer performances of classic music and ballets of the highest level take place at night in the garden of the villa. The garden becomes a charming scenery, with the orchestra playing on a stage hanging between the sky and the sea.
Villa Cimbrone lies down on seven hectares of rocky terraces peaking on the sea. It had been brought in 1904 by Lord Grimthorpe, who embellished the Villa with antiquities coming from every place of Italy and made in the garden walks of statues and little temples. The most suggestive walk is called "The Walk of the Infinite", because it ends with a belvedere, where the height above the sea and the view can leave you breathless.
Ravello was a bustling centre of commercial activity. Between the XI and XII centuries many trading routes were active among Ravello, the Middle East and Sicily. The Arab-Sicilian architecture of many of the buildings in Ravello still reminds us of those ancient exchanges. Ravello possesses many building of high artistic merit, most of them constructed by wealthy merchants.
The cathedral dates back to the XII century. Its facade has two smaller entrances, which wing either side of the main doors of the marble portal. The doors are in bronze, a fine craft by Barisano of Trani, and date back to the year 1179. The XIII century bell tower is decorated with many ornamental arches.
The dream-like views, the lush vegetation and the charming atmosphere make Ravello a "must see" for those visiting the Amalfi Coast.

What visit in Ravello

* The Cathedral of St. Pantaleone: it was originally built by bishop Papirio in the later 11th century, but has subsequently undergrone considerable alterations, especially in the 18th century, which have alterde its spirit, though leaving its underlying structure substantially intact. The Cathedral is flanked by a handsome campanile dating to the 14th century, and entered through magnificent bronze doors made by Barisanus of Trani in 1179. The interior is notable for its magnificent Pulpit dating to the 13th century. The Pulpit represents a wonderful fusion of the classic, Byzantine and Saracenic style. Opposite it stands a no less magnificent Ambo. The nave and the transepts are decorated with paintings of some value, while the choir is adorned with a handsome episcopale throne and paschal candelabrum. The Chapel of San Pantaleone houses the reliquaries of the blood of the Saint to whom the Cathedral is dedicated.

* Museo del Duomo: it is situated in the crypt and keeps, among other interesting works, the bust of Sighelgaita Rufolo, one of the most beautiful sculptures of the XIII century, the reliquaries of S. Barbara (XII century) and S. Lorenzo (XV century), the altar marble mosaic relics (1272), tomb slabs (XV century) and an outstanding pluteus with relieves and mosaic.

* Villa Rufolo: this made up of a whole series of buildings and gardens set on the wide terraces overlooking the sea, offering a unique panorama of Amalfi's coastline from Capo d'Orso to Conca dei Marini. The wealthy Rufolo family made its fortune trading in the Middle East. They were not only merchants but also skilful bankers, and they built the villa in the 13th century. The villa ws later owned by the Confalone family, the d'Affitto family and, in 1815, it was bought by the Scotsman, Francis Neville Reed, who commissioned Michele Ruggiero to restore it. Over the centuries, the villa has had many illustrious guest, including kings, queens, popes and personalities from the world of art and culture. THe present entrance is in the Torre Minore, with its small arches and Moorish-inspired decorations. The vestibule takes us into a pleasant shady avenue lined with cypress trees, leading to the Cloister or Moorish Courtyard, which is now almost all in ruins. Looking over the balustrade on the right, we can admire what is left of the Cloister or, rather, what has been saved by restoration. The loggia above the ogival arches is composed of small pairs of columns supporting beautiful arabesques, surmounted by more pairs of terracotta columns below the decorated walls. From here we preceed to the upper garden on the right there is a part of the villa which houses animals and fragments from the ancient cathedral. From the top of the 30 metre high Torre Maggiore on the left, we can enjoy a view over the whole of Ravello. This was once the defende tower, with its narrow stairway and simple interior. On the second floor, there are two double mullioned windows on each side, and three round windows, whilst on the third floor there is a series of double terracotta columns like those in the Torre Minore. Beyond the well and the Sala dei Cavalieri, we reach the belvedere, a spacious terrace overlooking the sea, abounding in trees and exotic plants. Two staircases led down from each side of this balcony to the lower terrace with its brightly-coloured perfumed gardens. "This is the magic garden of Klingsor" exclaimed Richard Wagner in 1880, dazzled by the splendour of the colourful flowers and intoxicated by fantastic vegetation. It was in this harmonious setting that the great German musician wrote the 4th scene of Act II of Parfisal. Each year, a series of Wagner concerts are organized in the gardens, in this fairytale, setting against a backcloth of sea and sky.

* Villa Cimbrone: from Villa Rufolo, we take the winding steps up via S. Francesco leading to the church of San Francesco, which is said to have been founded by St. Francis in 1222, and rebuilt in the 18th century. There are two entrances in the atrium the main entrance leads into the church, which has a single nave with two altars on each side. It was originally Gothic, as we ca see from the ogival transept and apse. The church houses the marble tomb of Beato Bonaventura of Potenza, which was transeferred there from San Giovanni del Toro. The smaller door leads to the square Romanesque cloister with its double and single columns. Continuing our journey along past the quiet old buildings to Santa Chiara and its nunery, we finally reach the flight of steps leading to the garden of Villa Cimbrone. The Villa was built by the Acconciagiacomo family, and later taken over by the Fusco family, the Amici di Atrani and finally by William Beckett (later Lord Grimthorpe). To the left the entrance is the Cloister, whit its double mullioned windows, arches and central well, in imitation of the San Francesco clositer. Despie the presence of contrasting elements, the overall effect is very pleasing and orginal in addition to the works in wrought iron, the wooden statues and stuccoes, there are two fine bas-relief sculputures of nine Norman Warriors and the seven Deadly Sins. The crypt is also on the left as we enter, and is an unusual contemporary construction in Gothic style, which offers a fine view over the southern part of the Amalfi coas. The colonnade is composed of twenty-two pillars in grey stone, each with eight horozontal bands both the vault and the arcades are pointed, in mock Gothic style. Our visit continues to the Castle, with its small mullioned and loop-holes in different styles, and its two tower. In addition to housing a fine collection of works of art, many seminars and conferences have been held there, and it has many famous guests. We now begin a tour of the gardens beyond the Ponte del Roseto, along the avenue with its beds of reses, camelias, hydrangeas and geraniums on one side and luxuriant trees and shrubs on the other, we find various construction and ornamental statues Mercury (copy of the Hermes at rest in the Museo Nazionale in Naples), Bacchus' Temple (with a small avenue lined with cypress trees leading up to it), Eve's Grotto with its statue of Venus by the Roman sculptor Tadolini, and a small temple with six columns and wrought-iron dome. We finally reach the Belvedere, a wide balcony decorated wih marble busts, wich offers a marvellous view over the Gulf of Salerno, Punta Licosa, Punta della Campanella and the coast around Amalfi from Capo d'Orso to Conca dei marini. We can also see Maiori, Minori, Catiglioni (Ravello beach), Atrani, and the various district of Amalfi dotted about the promontory abd dominated by the ancient Torre dello Ziro. Our tour of the gardens end at the Roseto, with its staues, amphoras and fountains, and finally the Tea-Room, a rectangular room with columns arrangedin pairs, and walls decorated with arabesques in imitation of the Cloister of Villa Rufolo. Opposite the Tea-Room are four ancient carved columns, two bronze fawns and a stone shell decorated with sea scenes.


Restaurants in Ravello

CUMPA' COSIMO
Via Roma, - Tel. 48 089-857156

LA COLONNA
Via Roma, 20 - Tel. 089-857876

LA MARRA
Via Della Marra, 7 - Tel. 089-858302

SALVATORE
Via Della Repubblica, 2 - Tel. 089-857227

VILLA EVA
Via S. Chiara, 3 - 089-857255

VITTORIA
Via Dei Rufolo - 089-857947

Concerts in Ravello

The dreamlike setting of Ravello's gardens inspired Wagner, and it's fitting that today music is a major feature of Ravello. The Ravello Concert Society organises a long season of chamber music concerts (March-November), most of which are held against a backdrop of sky and sea in the panoramic gardens of Wagner's inspiration for Parsifal, the Villa Rufolo. If there's a concert on when you're in Ravello, you really shouldn't miss the opportunity to attend. The combination of scenery and music creates an atmosphere that you're unlikely to forget.

Public Transport

Ravello and Conca dei Marini are connected to Amalfi. From Amalfi you can go on to: Praiano - Positano - Sorrento
Minori - Maiori – Salerno. Ticket are available in local selling points and have to be bought in advance.
After the concerts it is necessary to book a taxi, since the last bus to Amalfi leaves at 21.30

Tickets purchase
Ravello Festival Box office
Ravello, Via Roma 10-12Tel e fax +39 089 858422
info@ravellofestival.com
Open: every day9.00-14.00/15.00-20.00On performance days the Box Office stays open until 20 minutes before doors are closed.

Ticket Admittance: EUR 20

Advance booking and information: call center: +39 199 10 99 10Available weekdays: 9.00-21.00; Saturdays 9.00-16.00


Driving distances and approximate driving times

Amalfi: 12 km / 7 miles / 13 min.
Praiano: 22 km / 13 miles / 27 min.
Positano: 28 km / 17 miles / 35 min.
Sorrento: 43 km / 26 miles / 51 min.
Pompeii: 64 km / 40 miles / 87 min.
Naples: 85 km / 53 miles / 93 min.
Caserta: 89 km / 55 miles / 95 min.
Rome: 290 km / 181 miles / 193 min.
Salerno: 38 km / 23 miles / 45 min.
Paestum: 77 km / 48 miles / 83 min.
Castellabate: 103 km / 63 miles / 104 min.
Marina di Camerota: 164 km / 102 miles / 178 min.

Praiano

Praiano is an ancient fishing village placed at 6 km (about 4 miles) from Positano and 10 km from Amalfi.
At the age of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, it was chosen as a summer residence on the Amalfi Coast for the the Dogi (the Dukes of Amalfi), as testimony of the vocation by this place for the relaxing vacation far from the usual touristic routes and loved by elites. During the Angevin period it was raised to the dignity of University (the name by which in the Southern Italy they defined those towns with partial autonomy from the central government and their own organs of rulement) by Charles I of Anjou. In the past it was famous for its production of silk and yarns.

The village, known for its fine climate and excellent facilities, presents itself to the sea as a cascade of white houses on a green, flowering slope. In the center of the higher part of the town, in a beautiful panoramic position, there is the main church of Praiano, dedicated to the patron saint San Luca Evangelista (St.Luke the Evangelist).
It was built in the 1588, upon a preexisting church of the 1123, and rebuilt in the 1772; it does not show any baroque exaggeration, but, on the contrary it has a sober and austere style. The facade, of an immaculate white, integrates harmoniously in the Mediterranean environment. Remarkable are the majolica pavement, belonging to the end of 18th century, and some polychrome marble altars, other than the silver bust representing St.Luca.
The lower part of Praiano stretch up to the Marina di Praia, with a narrow beach between two rocky walls, at the mouth of the rough ravine of Praia. On the promontory there is the Guard Tower of medieval origin, built to watch the sea and alarm the town when the ships of Saracen pirates came for forays. Nowadays the Marina di Praia is an appreciated sea resort and by renting a boat is possible to visit the surroundings, most of all the beautiful grottos of Suppraiano and of the Africana.
On the other side of Capo Sottile, at the right of the village, with wonderful view over Positano and the whole final part of the peninsula up to the isle of Capri, there is Vettica Maggiore, today hamlet of Praiano, but in the past autonomous village. It rouse around the church of San Gennaro Vescovo e Martire (Bishop and Martyr) built in 1589 upon the remains of a oreexisting church of the 13th century, always dedicated to the patron saint of Vettica, but mostly famous to be the patron saint of the city of Naples too. Upon the Renaissance plan with three naves, it rises a beautiful dome roofed with majolica, in the traditional style of Amalfi. At a few distance of the centre of Vettica Maggiore, going down to the sea, there are the Tower of Grado, built by the Spanish during the Viceroyalty, and the Beach of Gavitella in the cove with the same name, the only beach on the Amalfi Coast lightened by the sun until sunset, for its favourable position facing the West and view over Positano and Capri.
Near Gavitella there are also the Fountain of the Altar, a natural swimming pool inside the entrance of a grotto, and the Beach of the Praie, reachable only by boat.

A very characteristic aspect of Praiano are the "edicole votive", small chapels spread over the territory of Praiano as testimonies of the popular religious devotion. Generally done with painted majolica or fresco, they are on the border walls of the cultivated fields or on the external walls of houses. They are expression of the ancient social customs: when a family settled on their new property, they relied on a sacred image both to invoke God's protection and to strenghten their right over the property.

Historical places to visit in Praiano

St. Maria del Castro Church and convent
These were built by Dominican Fathers in 1599; the convent was suppressed at the end of 17th century. It has been recently restored together with the church thanks to the monks stong work.

St. Luca Evangelista Church
Saint Luca’s remains are kept here, a silver bust of him from 1694 and canvases attributed to 16th century painter Giovanni Bernardo Lama. Madonna del Rosario by Padovano di Montorio, dated 1572, is situated in a chapel on the right of altar. The interior of the church, restored in 1772, has three naves divided by pillars supporting beautiful rounded archs. Also very interesting are: a wood pulpit with paintings representing St. Pietro and St. Paolo, major altar in '1700 majolica and the floor with birds, flowers and St. Luca are painted. To the right of the church is the three story belfry
St. Gennaro Church
Situated in Vettica Maggiore, it’s visible from the sea. St. Gennaro Church is an often photographed landmark of Praiano. Of ancient foundation, it was restored in 1602. It presents three naves with transept dominated by an oval cupola, covered by multicolored tiles. The belfry has a high octagonal coping finished with a little majolica cupola. Inside one will admire the Assumptions of 1696 and St. Bartolomeo’s martyrdom, by Giovan Bernardo Lama and the Holy Family of the end of XVIth century.

Grado a Vettica di Praiano coast tower
This ancient Viceroyal tower visible from Positano was built to guard against sea invaders, and has recently been transformed into a private house.

Sciola coast tower
Another coastal tower, this one built in the Angevin age on a circular plant and transformed during Spanish reign, using the base part of medieval building.


Sports and free time in Praiano

Diving center
The diving center “La Boa” is situated on Marina di Praia beach.
It has a boat of 12 metres long. The customers can rent complete equipments.
Tel. 089 813034

Rent a boat and sea excursions
“La Praia rent a boat”, Via Marina di Praia, Praiano.
Tel. 338 3508555

Night club
L’Africana Club
Via torre a Mare, Praiano.
tel. 089 874042


Restaurants in Praiano

Il ContinentalVia Roma,63Tel. 089 874084

Il PinoVia G. Capriglione, 11Tel. 089 813045

Il Pirata Via Terramare, Tel. 089 874042

La Brace Via G. Capriglione, Tel. 089 874226

La Bugia Via G. Capriglione,Tel. 089 874653

La StradaVia G. Capriglione,178Tel. 089 813048

Paradise Via Terramare, 6Tel. 089 874534


Driving distances and approximate driving times

Amalfi: 10 km / 6 miles / 14 min.
Positano: 6 km / 4 miles / 8 min.
Ravello: 16 km / 10 miles / 21 min.
Sorrento: 21 km / 13 miles / 26 min.
Pompeii: 42 km / 26 miles / 51 min.
Naples: 63 km / 39 miles / 65 min.
Caserta: 86 km / 53 miles / 82 min.
Salerno: 34 km / 21 miles / 42 min.
Paestum: 71 km / 44 miles / 92 min.
Castellabate: 101 km / 63 miles / 107 min.
Marina di Camerota: 161 km / 100 miles / 146 min.

Furore

Furore was founded by a group of Romans who, followed by the Barbarians, sought refuge in the local mountains (the Lattari Mountains) from where they descended to settle on the coast. The town takes its name from the fury which takes hold of the sea during stormy nights, when the waves crash onto the craggy rocks, creating a frighteningly deafening roar. Gradually the inhabitants began to dedicate themselves to fishing, hand-made products and milk pasteurising. The “Terra Furoris” is the other face of the coast, where “noises are none other / than a slight flaw in the silence.” Some one ijn past defined it as “a place dear to the gods, a hanging garden clinging to the mountain and stretching out into the blue of the sea and the sky”.
Its houses seems to have sprung up from a deck of cards scattered by the wind. A sleeping divinity could be hiding on the steep walls of the canyon or on some huge, rugged cliff: a naked faun, evoked once again by the free love heretics, or a siren, glimpsed from a stairway, from a boat on the sea, or from the path with flowering agaves. This is Furore: a well of mythic desires, the breath of a civilization on the edge of cliff poised above the sea.
Precious historical buildings in the valley around the village include the two flour mills and the two paper mills, interesting examples of industrial architecture that made use of the motive power of water.
Next to this area are the fishermen’s monazzeni, old storage sheds for tools. The wedge-shaped stretch of sand in this narrow inlet has been a landing place for boats for centuries. After years of neglect and deterioration, this fishermen’s village is now entirely restored.
here is also a unique open-air art gallery, composed of over 100 “artist’s walls,” murals and sculptures that make Furore a “painted village” that tells its story in this manner as well.
The churches are the only other important buildings: the four churches of San Giacomo, Sant’Elia, San Michele and Santa Maria, with the majolica-tiled domes of their bell towers and the recently discovered frescoes (an interesting cycle by the school of Giotto in San Giacomo).
But the most attractive thing about this village-non-village is its beautiful setting: the olive trees, the grapevines on terraces going up the mountainside, the bowers of lemons with nets stretched between poles, the red roofs and colorful majolicas on the small bell towers, the brilliantly colored flowers of the wild blackberry brambles, and the sea: blue, down below, in the corner of your eye, ever present.
Completing the panorama are the flaking, sun-baked walls, the high grass of the uncultivated fields, the boats pulled up onto the beach, the tortuous curves of the road: other elements in a landscape rescued from abandonment, which can return to life by virtue of its own legend

The Fjord of Furore is a unique, natural refuge abounding in natural beauty. Inside it, along the opposing faces of the great valley, unveil many provocative walks:
"La Volpe Pescatrice" Path ( The Fishing Vixen )The ancient fisherman's village, with its two characteristic stairways, acts as the starting point for this trail which, immersed in dense Mediterranean colours, arrives at the grounds of the Furore Inn Resort and takes its name from the Resort's exclusive restaurant. Caves and caverns appear among the calcareous valley walls in which peregrine falcons nest.
"I Pipistrelli Impazziti" Path ( The Crazed Bats )
On the eastern side of the valley, hidden by the limekiln, begins a well marked botanical trail leading to Punta Tavola (Table Point), in the Conca De Marini Municipality. The trail, which winds between holm-oaks and carub trees, passes the mills and the canals to arrive at the solitary, silent paper factory, the undeniable kingdom of the bats.

To visit the church of S.Elia, built in the XIII century, where you can see a triptych of Angelo Antonello da Capua.


Restaurants in Furore

ALFONSO A MARE Spiaggia di Furore +39 089 874091

AL GERANIO Via Nespoli, 5/7 +39 089 874109

BACCO Via G.B. Lama, 9 +39 089 874006

LA CONCHIGLIA Via Marina di Praia, +39 089 874313

LUCA'S Via S. Michele +39 089 874115

LA VOLPE PESCATRICE via dell'Amore 1 tel. +39 089 8304711

Driving distances and approximate driving times

Amalfi: 8 km /5 miles / 10 min.
Praiano: 3 km / 2 miles / 5 min.
Positano: 11 km / 7 miles / 15 min.
Ravello: 20 km / 12 miles / 25 min.
Sorrento: 25 km / 15 miles / 31 min.
Pompeii: 46 km / 28 miles / 62 min.
Naples: 65 km / 40 miles / 70 min.
Caserta: 71 km / 44 miles / 75 min.
Rome: 270 km / 168 miles / 170 min.
Salerno: 34 km / 21 miles / 45 min.
Paestum: 73 km / 45 miles / 81 min.
Castellabate: 100 km / 62 miles / 110 min.
Marina di Camerota: 160 km / 100 miles / 175 min.

Atrani

It is the “smallest village in Italy”, and one of the most enchanting. Atrani is a exstension of Amalfi, which is at about 5 minutes of walking, and it was indeed another part of the maritime republic, whit a similarly styled church sporting another set of bronze door from Costantinople, manufactured in 1086. It's a quiet place with a pretty, almost entirely enclosed little square, Piazza Umberto I, giving onto a usually gloriously peacefull patch of sandy beach.

It is situated in a small inlet, between sheer cliffs and the sea, at the mouth of the Valley of the Dragon. In times gone by, the village was the traditional residence of the noble families of Amalfi. Quiet and picturesque, its winding streets remain true to character and largely unchanged.

The beauty of Atrani lies in the choreography of the beach around it and the intricate maze of houses, built practically on top of each other, that make it look like a nativity scene, especially at night with the lights glimmering. In the daytime, the tiny streets sometimes seem to disappear behind the houses, only to reappear suddenly, widening into a small square, where the light of the sun can finally shine freely. Atrani is the coastal village that has best preserved its original medieval structure of narrow streets, arches, courtyards, small squares, and the typical scalinatelle, or stairways. It has a small, sheltered, secluded beach, from which the "lampare" boats leave in the evening for night fishing. At night, the myriad lights of the lampare on the sea is the prettiest sight one will ever find of the Mediterranean.

What to see in Atrani

For such a small place, there are many things to see. This is because during the time of the Maritime Republics, Atrani was the residence of the noble families of Amalfi. This is where the Doges were crowned and buried.
A tour of the village must therefore begin with the Church of San Salvatore de Birecto, where the coronation of the highest government authority took place, with the solemn placing of the doge's birecto, or cap, on his head.
Later remodeled in the neoclassical style, the church is actually very old, having been founded in 940. It contains a marble pluteus from the late 11th century with high reliefs in the Byzantine style and Lombard-influenced anthropomorphic figures. The handsome bronze doors were cast in Constantinople in 1087, commissioned by the noble Pantaleone Viaretta, who twenty years earlier had provided Amalfi with the doors of its Cathedral. The doors of the two churches are very similar, and those of Atrani are composed of 24 panels, with the four central panels richly inlaid with silver, copper and enamel, done using a Persian-Syrian technique.
Standing on the slopes of the mountain is the collegiate church of Santa Maria Maddalena, built in the 13th century by the people of Atrani in thanks to the Madonna for having saved them from the Saracen marauders. It has a single rectangular room, covered by a barrel vault and lit by two large Baroque windows. The façade is also Baroque. The small sacristy holds a white marble Roman cinerary urn. The glazed tile dome and square bell tower have become the symbol of the Atrani skyline. Next to the church is Masaniello's Cave, and below it is the home where Masaniello, the popular revolutionary leader, was born, built at the top of a flight of 500 steps.
A little ways above the old public road that links Atrani and Amalfi is the Cave of the Saints. It was probably part of the old Benedictine monastery of Saints Quirico and Judith founded in 986 by the future archbishop Leo I. The entrance to the small cave, which opens onto a terraced lemon grove, is enclosed by one of the arches supporting a water channel. The Cave's perimeter is an irregular quadrilateral, and the walls are decorated with Byzantine-style frescoes from the 12th depicting the four evangelists. In the green background there is a warrior saint, undoubtedly St. George.

Restaurants in Atrani
A’ Paranza Via Dragone 1/2Telephone: +39 089871840

Da Cecco Via dei Dogi, 9Telephone: +39 089872051

Arcate Via G. Di Benedict, 4Telephone: +39 089871367

Le Palme Largo Vollaro, 7Telephone: +39089871700
Driving distances and approximate driving times

Amalfi: 500 m / 550 yards / 5 minutes walking
Praiano: 10 km / 6 miles / 14 min.
Positano: 16 km / 10 miles / 22 min.
Ravello: 12 km / 7 miles / 13 min.
Sorrento: 31 km / 19 miles / 38 min.
Pompeii: 52 km / 32 miles / 72 min.
Naples: 73 km / 45 miles / 80 min.
Caserta: 79 km / 49 miles / 82 min.
Rome: 278 km / 173 miles / 180 min.
Salerno: 26 km / 16 miles / 32 min.
Paestum: 65 km / 40 miles / 70 min.
Castellabate: 91 km / 63 miles / 91 min.
Marina di Camerota: 152 km / 95 miles / 165 min.

Amalfi

The glorious Maritime Republic of Amalfi, which spread its name all over the world thanks to the successful trade, is nowadays well-known as seaside resort, due to its natural beauties and mild climate. Amalfi overlooks the sea with its characteristic set of white houses on the rocks, narrow streets among arches, ancient towers to guard the town. It is a very picturesque town, characterized by enchanting panoramic views and cliffs rising sheer from the sea: a real Eden with a gentle climate, delightful beaches, buildings clinging to the rocky slope. The architectural value of its monuments, the beauty of the landscape and of the seaside, its traditions and food have made it an incomparable place. The origin of the town date back to the IV century, when a of a group of Roman families found a small village near the actual Palinuro, named Melphe. From there they continued to explore the nearest places and found a location with plenty of fresh water, where they decide to settle a colony: the village of people who came from Melphe, "a Melphe" in latin, the future Amalfi. After the fall of Roman Empire, it was the first town to establish commecial relations with the Eastern Roman Empire, carrying and selling in the whole Southern Italy many exotic and luxury goods as carpets, silk, spices, paper. Amalfi became an independent maritime republic, rich and opulent due to intense trade and cultural exchanges, and it was the first among the Four Maritime Republics.
The richness of Amalfi was so big that Guglielmo Appulo wrote that only this town was so rich of gold, silver and every kind of fabrics and it was visited by Arabians, Sicilians, Africans and Indians.
The city was also renowned for Flavio Gioia’s invention and development of the marine compass and the “Amalfitan Tables” - the first maritime legal code; it controlled the relations between ship's master and sailor, between sailors and traders. It was also during this time that mills of Amalfi began to produce paper rather than parchment. The paper was used for all the official acts and documents of the Court of the Duchy of Naples. The particular variety of Amalfitan lemon “the Sfusato Amalfitano” crossed the borders of Europe, and was exported throughout the world.
In the 12th century, after the Norman conquest, Amalfi lost its importance in the Mediterranean commerce and had to be content with a modest local role. The new dynasties ruling over Naples and the Southern Italy will have been supported in their conquests by other Maritime Republics (first Pisa and then Genoa) that will receive in exchange the monopoly of the international commerce. After a long period of decadance, in the 19th century Amalfi was rediscovered as a touristic and cultural destination by many foreign travellers, thanks to the new Romantic sensibility: so its landscapes, monuments, scenes of daily life, became cause of inspiration for painters, architect, writers coming from all parts of Europe.

From its prestigious past Amalfi keeps some important testimonies: on the cliff there is the former Monastery of Benedictine nuns, founded in the 10th century. At the entry to the town there is the magnificent Torre di San Francesco (St.Francis' Tower) today called “Torre Saracena” and upside is the ancient convent founded by St.Francis himself in 1222. Suppressed during the French Decade, it keeps a precious cloister. Annexed to the convent is the church of Sant'Antonio (St.Anthony) beautiful building right over the sea: with single nave, in the crypt there are some valuable frescos from 13th century. At the begnning of Viale delle Regioni (Regions' Promenade) there is the beautiful panel in ceramics by Cossa, monument for the achievements of Amalfi. Inside the Town Hall, a palace from the 16th century and formerly a monastery, are exhibited some remarkable antiques: the ancient coins (tarì), some nautical instruments, among which the compass (by tradition invented by Flavio Gioia from Amalfi); a rare copy of the Tabule Amalpphitane (Amalfi's Laws); the ancient banner and the clothes for the Historical Regatta, a contest among the rawing boats from the Four Ancient Maritime Republics.

The architectural and artistic values of its monuments and historical buildings, the indescribable beauty of its landscapes, its folklore and traditions have made, and still make, Amalfi a place without comparison, so much so that it has been said: “For an Amalfitan the day he goes to heaven is just like any other day”

Among the many monuments and historical-artistical evidence we indicate:

** The Duomo built about the 6th century and dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle whose remains are kept in the crypt. Its present facade, brilliant with mosaics, is in Oriental style; its bronze doors, the first ones to appear in Italy, were given to Amalfi by Pantaleone di Mauro Comite, a noble man from Amalfi who melted them in the 11th century in Constantinople where he lived and led the Imperial Party.
** Paradise’s Cloister set beside the Duomo was built the 13th century in Arabian style. It holds ancient sarcophagi, marble sculptures and mosaics.
** The Ancient Armouries of the Amalfi Republic, dating back to the 9th century, witness a glorious maritime past. ** The Salone Morelli where you can admire the 14 paintings by Domenico Morelli, reproduced in mosaic on the fronton of the Duomo; some paintings and sketches by the Amalfitan painter Pietro Scoppetta and the artistic pluteus holding the only existing specimen of the ``Tabula de Amalpha''; the costumes for the Regattas.

** The arsenal of the Republic, large room with two naves, interesting for the architecture, where exhibitions and meetings are settled.
** The Museo Civico (working days 9 am/1 pm free entrance) is in the council room of the Town Hall and keeps town- and nautical relics, in particolar the "Tavole Amalfitane", ancient code of maritime right.
** The Grotta dello Smeraldo (Emerald Grotto) is set in the charming bay of Conca dei Marini, 4 km away from Amalfi. This cave can be reached by road using a lift or stairs, or by sea. At the entrance a raft gets you in the cavern which, like magic, turns into a fantastic green temple full of figures, caryatids and bas-reliefs formed by dripping water from the vaulted ceilings, over the thousands of years. The most surprising thing, however, is offered by a number of sturdy stalagmitic structures rising from the sea which could never form if once the cave had not been on a dry ground. This stalagmites can now be found in the water because the bradyseism made the ground subside and carry into the see the lower part of the cavern. An interesting feature: the underwater pottery crib.

** The Museo della Carta (Museum of Paper) (ask for visiting to AAST tel. 089/871107) situated in an old paper mill of the Mill valley (Valle dei Mulini) is a suggestive exemple of hand-made paper processing and keeps books, manuscripts, engravings and prints.

Sea excursions

A boat trip in the Mediterranean to enjoy the scenic beauty of the Amalfi and Sorrento coasts and of the islands of the Gulf of Naples (Capri, Ischia and Procida) is indeed a unique experience.
La Dolce Vita Taxi Charter offers both leisure cruises and sea-taxi services, with services ranging from a quick transfer between any two jetties in the area to the rental of a whole ferry to host your private party! They will be also able to arrange guided day trips by sea as well as sail cruises along the coast.

Night clubs

Marana Club, P.zza Dei Dogi
Torre Saracena, Via Comite, 20

Restaurants in Amalfi

Da Gemma
Via Fra Gerardo Sasso 9,
Tel. 089 871345

Lido Azzurro
Lung.re dei Cavalieri
Tel. 089-871384

Il Doge
Supportico Ferrari
Tel. 089-872303

La Caravella
Via Matteo Camera 12,
Tel. 089 871029

Antica Osteria Bacco
Via G. B. Lama 9,
Tel. 089 830360

Taverna degli Apostoli
Via S. Anna 5,
Tel. 089 872991

Lo Smeraldino
Piazzale dei Protontini 1,
Tel. 089 871070

La Taverna del Duca
Largo Spirito Santo 26,
Tel. 089 872755Cheap

S. Giuseppe, Via Ruggiero II 4,
Tel. 089 872640

Da Maria
Via Lorenzo d'Amalfi 14,
Tel. 089 871880


Driving distances and approximate driving times

Praiano: 10 km / 6 miles / 14 min.
Positano: 16 km / 10 miles / 22 min.
Ravello: 12 km / 7 miles / 13 min.
Sorrento: 31 km / 19 miles / 38 min.
Pompeii: 52 km / 32 miles / 72 min.
Naples: 73 km / 45 miles / 80 min.
Caserta: 79 km / 49 miles / 82 min.
Rome: 278 km / 173 miles / 180 min.
Salerno: 26 km / 16 miles / 32 min.
Paestum: 65 km / 40 miles / 70 min.
Castellabate: 91 km / 63 miles / 91 min.
Marina di Camerota: 152 km / 95 miles / 165 min.