The spectacle which this splendid, incomparable natural balcony, adorned with eighteen century marble busts opens before the incredulous eyes of visitors truly comprehends something infinity but, any adjective to try and somehow describe this miracle of nature is ineffective. Casting your eyes down as far as the mountains of Cilento and the tip of Licosa, over this sparkling sea, over the varied and multi-colored Coast of Amalfi with its lemon groves, the little houses clinging to the hills, dazed by the scent of fruit and furze, the passing of time doesn’t matter, bewitched by such beauty, such Divine generosity. The gardens of Villa Cimbrone, which consist of the main building and around six hectares of historic parkland, is considered one of the most important examples of the landscape, botany and the beginning of the twentieth countries. At the end of the19 century, by then sadly the estate was discovered by a well known educated English traveler Ernest William Beckett, Lord from that group of intellectuals and aesthetes which made the Grand Tour, who came to Ravello on the advice of friends to recover from a serious form of depression which had effected him after the early that of his much loved wife. Felling the love of the great people leave us in this wonderful world. Enjoy this place that all our...
Read moreHad this place marked months before our vacation. It is so gorgeous. We walked all of the grounds on every path it takes a good while, but it's totally worth it. They give you a map with locations of all the attractions along with a brief history of each one. There are beautiful gardens, statues, architecture, and mountain views. They also have a small shop in the middle where you can grab a drink or snack to take a break. The ice cream is amazing. There is also a restaurant on the grounds along with a hotel. We ate at the restaurant the food is good and the view stunning, but be aware it is a touristy type attraction so the restaurant might have some crying babies or loud guests. When we were there, we had to listen to a baby cry for over 30min straight, why they didn't walk out to calm the child. I have no idea. There was also a super loud annoying group of tourists. Both these tables were obviously bothing just about everyone in the place. For such a nice place with such a beautiful atmosphere, you would expect people to behave appropriately. When we went, the staff was also setting up for a wedding, so some areas were off-limits. It's worth contacting them to find out if something like that is going on so you can adjust accordingly. Beautiful place definitely...
Read moreThis regards the bar directly underneath the Terrace of Infinity:
We went inside and had a look at the menu. It included both cocktails and milkshakes, so we decided on Dry Martinis and a couple of milkshakes. There was a guy at the ice cream bar, but he had never heard of milkshakes and said they didn't have any. The lady in the bar was slicing lemons, and had never heard of a Dry Martini. We showed her the menu, which she carefully read. It had a description of the cocktail in question, which included gin, vermouth, lemon zest and olives. She put the lemons away long enough to tell us they didn't have any olives, and definitely no lemon zest. Then she proceeded to ask if we wanted red, white or sweet Martini. We idiotically insisted that we wanted Dry Martinis, showed her online pictures of the drink and went to wait in the garden, having given up on trying to get a milkshake from the ice cream guy. As should probably be expected by now, we received tumblers filled with ice, Martini Bianco, possibly a splash of gin and a straw. We poured it out and refused to pay. Please go on an do the same at this horrible place. Maybe in time they will learn something, or at least go out of business. We hope for your cooperation in this...
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