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Ravello
Ravello is a town of about 2,500 inhabitants in the province of Salerno on the Amalfi Coast.
A famous resort discovered and visited by many celebrities of all arts.
About half of its visitors are British and Americans, attracted by its intellectual appeal and charm of its famous villas, like that of Villa Cimbrone with its famous Vista from the Infinity Terrace.
Founded in the 6th century, it was chosen around the 9th century as a refuge by a group of nobles of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, who had rebelled against the authority of the Doge.
Ravello was chosen because it sits on a very defensible position, high on a spur which separates the valleys of the river Dragone from that of Reginna, on the southern slopes of the Lattari mountains, overlooking the sea.
The history of Ravello is strictly connected with that of Amalfi. The economic and political decline began in the Norman period and became dramatic during the 17th century.
Today Ravello is famous for its incomparable views and architectural and artistic marvels built during the centuries of splendour.
The town boasts one of the highest living standards of Italy. With Greta Garbo as its favorite lover, Richard Wagner as a symbol of music, to which Ravello pays homage to the city each year thanks to the prestigious Ravello Festival, and a host of celebrities (from a Humphrey Bogart, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to Virginia Woolf, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida) to act as courtiers in this elegant realm of bien vivre, Ravello can rightly claim to be the most precious jewel inscribed in the UNESCO list of World Heritage along the beautiful Amalfi Coast in which is found.
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