-Praiano,
perched on rocky spurs with small clefts that continue
into caves and ravines, the most suggestive is the
Grotta dello Smeraldo accessible either by land or by
sea.
-Furore, resort which gets its name from the fury of the
small stream that for centuries has dug into the cliff
creating the gorge where the village was constructed. On
arrival you will be amazed by the beauty of the place: a
bridge, from where fishers often throw their fishing
line, connects the two boundaries of the fjord.
-Amalfi, the first Italian Marittime Republic: admiring
it from the sea it is difficult to believe that this
village situated at the end of the Valley of the Mill
has been one of the most powerful centres of the
Mediterranean. The ability of its sailors, the invention
of the compass by Flavio Gioia native of Amalfi, a real
maritime code, an own currency and some shipyards that
produced fleet for half of Europe, all contributed to
the ascent of the city. It’s the occasion to visit the
marvellous Byzantine Cathedral of Saint Andrea,
surrounded by a maze of narrow streets where the people
of Amalfi used to defend themselves from the Saracen
raids.
-Ravello, an enchanting, late-medieval centre
constructed on a rocky spur 350 metres on the sea wedged
between the valleys of two streams. Examples of
Arabian-Sicilian architecture of exceptional value are
present everywhere: twined pillars, Byzantine and
Moorish capitals, mouldings, architraves...the Cathedral,
the historical hotels, the cloisters, the viewpoints,
the villas of Rufolo and Cimbrone overlooking and
admiring the beautiful view of the coast...There isn’t
an arrival in Ravello which is not accompanied by a
desire to stop and understand with a glimpse the order
of this place, while having a rest after the trip. |