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Ravello
“The coast between Reggio and Gaeta is the most beautiful
in Italy. One of the most anchanting spot on it is
Ravello, where many rich men live; one of these was
exstemely rich and his name was Landolfo Rufolo”…(G.
Boccaccio)As we see in the 4th novella in the 2 nd day of
the Decameron, the scenary and the monuments of Ravello,
which was founded by a roman colony in the 6th century
A.D. were already famous centuries ago. Perched on a 350
ft high cliff overlooking the blue sea of the Amalfi Coast,
it has conserved its historical monuments through the ages
in a natural setting which has few equals in the world.One
of the most important monuments is the Cathedral, founded
in 1086, where one can admire the Ambo and the Pulpit
decorated with Byzantine masaics, relics as the bust of
Sigilgaita Rufolo, the splendid bronze doors by Barisano
da Trani and the museum situated in the crypt.Villa Rufolo
is the garden where Richard Wagner found his magical
garden of Klingsor for the 2nd act of Parsifal, on May
26th 1880; it is for that reason that the Wagner Festival
take place every year, during the month of July. It is
also the seat of European University Centre for the
Cultural Heritage. |
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