Ravello is located on the ridge projecting from the mountain side which divides the Valle del Dragone (Dragon's Valley) and del Regina. Based at 350 meters above the sea level, Ravello overlooks the underlying towns of Minori and Maiori. This enchanted place is among the most beautiful towns on the e Amalfi Coast, with an intense and unique landscape. Ravello is renowned for its peacefulness and the deep fascination it emanates from each corner and is renowned for its beautiful villas and breathtaking views that are famous around theworld.

VILLA RUFOLO
The main building consists of a barrel-vaulted chapel and a reception hall, divided by massive, low columns, reaching three stories high, has in the past hosted high ranking persons such as Pope Adrian IV and King Robert of Anjou.
On the left rises the mighty main tower. Instead, on the right, is the Moorish cloister, an architectural jewel of fascinations, with Arabian-style decorations.
The enchantment of Villa Rufolo reaches its peak in its famous garden loved by Wagner, where every year the Ravello Festival is celebrated.

VILLA CIMBRONE
In 1904, an English lord, Ernest William Beckett assisted by the RavellianNicola Mansi (who was neither an architect nor an engineer but a tailor) Beckett was able to construct a building of incredible beauty, mixing styles and epochs, ethnic and cultural elements, antique finds and souvenirs from exotic journeys.
The Villa's lush garden, in which statues, temples, fountains, epigraphs, natural grottos and artistically created recesses are dotted, culminating a in the spectacular panorama which  the view sweeps wide to take in a panorama which Gore Vidal did not hesitate to define as "the most beautiful in the world".

DUOMO
The Church dedicated to Saint Pantaleone was erected in the XI century, under the orders of Bishop Orso Pavico. The entrance doors are similar to those of Amalfi, consisting of bronze made in Constantinople in the XII century. Inside there is a museum where abundant historical information is kept. There is also a marble statue carved by Niccolo di Bartolomeo of Foggia from the XIII century, and a mosaic decoration from the XII century of Giona being eaten by Pistrice (a mythological creature half fish, half dragon).

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