Amalfi and Ravello in 3 days
Amalfi, once a maritime republic, gathers around a cathedral with a mosaic front, while Ravello sits high above it with villas and gardens hanging over the sea. Together they give one of the widest views on the Amalfi Coast.
The plan, day by day
Day 1
- Morning
Sant’Andrea Cathedralabout 1 hAmalfi’s cathedral, reached by a steep flight of steps, with a striped, mosaic-decorated front and the relics of St Andrew in its crypt.
- Afternoon
Chiostro del Paradisoabout 1 hA 13th-century cloister beside the cathedral, built as a burial ground for Amalfi’s nobility, with interlaced Arab-Norman arches around a garden.
Day 2
- Morning
Ravello and Villa Rufoloabout 1 hA 13th-century villa whose terraced gardens overhang the sea; Wagner stayed in Ravello in 1880, and the gardens host summer concerts.
- Afternoon
The Terrace of Infinityabout 1 hThe belvedere of Villa Cimbrone in Ravello, lined with marble busts, looking straight down the coast over the Gulf of Salerno.
Day 3
- Morning
Amalfi limoncelloabout 1 h 30The liqueur made from the local sfusato lemon, grown on terraces above the sea; tastings and lemon-grove visits explain how it is made.
Where to sleep in Amalfi and Ravello
- Residenza del Duca · €120 a night
- Hotel Il Nido · €150 a night
- Hotel L'Antico Convitto · €140 a night
- Hotel Villa Maria · €220 a night
- Hotel Floridiana · €180 a night
- Hotel Croce di Amalfi · €190 a night
- Hotel Santa Caterina · €800 a night
- Palazzo Avino · €650 a night
- Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel · €600 a night
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