Ravello

Introduction

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian.  (January 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at [[:it:Ravello]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|it|Ravello}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. Comune in Campania, ItalyRavelloComuneComune di RavelloAmalfi Coast looking south from Ravello Coat of armsRavelloLocation of Ravello in ItalyShow map of ItalyRavelloRavello (Campania)Show map of CampaniaCoordinates: 40°39′N 14°37′E / 40.650°N 14.617°E / 40.650; 14.617CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)FrazioniSambuco, Torello, Castiglione, Marmorata, San Cosma, San Pietro alla Costa, Monte, Casa BiancaGovernment • MayorPaolo VuilleumierArea • Total7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)Elevation350 m (1,150 ft)Population (31 December 2014) • Total2,500 • Density310/km2 (820/sq mi)DemonymRavellesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code84010Dialing code089Patron saintSt. PantaleonSaint dayJuly 27WebsiteOfficial websiteUNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO World Heritage SitePart ofCostiera AmalfitanaCriteriaCultural: (ii)(iv)Reference830Inscription1997 (21st Session)Area11,206 ha (27,690 acres)Buffer zone11,857 ha (29,300 acres) Ravello (Campanian: Raviello, Reviello) is a comune (municipality) situated above the Amalfi Coast (exactly 782 stairs above the town of Atrani), in the province of Salerno, Campania, with approximately 2,500 inhabitants. Its scenic location makes it a popular tourist destination, and earned it a listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Main sights

[edit] This section is written like a travel guide. Please help rewrite it in a neutral, encyclopedic style or move its content to Wikivoyage. (January 2022) The Duomo di Ravello [it] (Cathedral of Ravello): the central nave contains the "Pulpit of the Gospels", on the right of the central nave, created in 1272 by Nicolò di Bartolomeo from Foggia. Villa Rufolo (1270), built by Nicola Rufolo, one of the richest Patricians of Ravello, on a ledge and it has become a famous attraction for thousands of visitors. The villa was mentioned by Giovanni Boccaccio in his Decameron and it is the place where Richard Wagner in 1880 was inspired for the stage design of his opera Parsifal. Villa Cimbrone, known for its "Terrace of the Infinite". The church of San Giovanni del Toro (named for John the Apostle and for "Il Toro", the former name of the old aristocratic quarter in which it was built) dating to before the year 1000. The church contains the Bove pulpit, dateable to 1200–1230, incorporated as mosaic fragments Raqqa bacini. The small church of Santa Maria a Gradillo (11th century). It has a basilica plan, with an apse and two aisles. Sanctuary of Sts. Cosmas and Damian (14th century) La Rondinaia (The Swallow's Nest), built in the 1930s on a cliff face, the villa was the Italian residence of Gore Vidal until 2004.

Culture

[edit] The town has served historically as a destination for artists, musicians, and writers, including Giovanni Boccaccio, Richard Wagner, Edvard Grieg, M. C. Escher, Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, Gore Vidal, André Gide, Joan Miró, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, Graham Greene, Jacqueline Kennedy, Leonard Bernstein and Sara Teasdale (who mentioned it in her prefatory dedication in Love Songs). [citation needed] Every year in the summer months, the "Ravello Festival" takes place. It began in 1953 in honour of Richard Wagner.[citation needed] The 1953 film Beat the Devil, directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, and Gina Lollobrigida in her English language debut, was shot in Ravello. An extended scene of Bogart and Jones romancing was filmed on the Terrazza dell'lnfinito at the Villa Cimbrone.[citation needed]

Transportation

[edit] Ravello can be reached from the 163 Amalfitana State Road by private car. The town centre is also served by the 511006 bus.

Ravello

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Introduction

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Main sights

Culture

Transportation