DolceVita: The Amalfi Coastline

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Ravello The Ravello-Minori Walk. Walking along the Via Roma, you'll begin one of the loveliest walks to be had in Ravello, winding your way down to Minori between cottages and archways, terraced fields and the sea. As the whole way is a rather steep incline, it advisable to walk down from Ravello to Minori, and not vice versa. Once arriving in Minori, there are buses to carry you back to Ravello.

The Ravello Music Festival. In May 1880, Richard Wagner spent a good deal of time in Ravello. He was so stricken with the beauty and rarefied atmosphere of Villa Rufolo, it became the garden of Klingsor in "Parsifal". Even today, it's easy to lose oneself in romanticism, soaking up the magic of this garden seemingly afloat at sea. Each summer, the miracle which so fascinated the German composer returns with the Festival Musicale di Ravello, one of the most famous in Italy.

Amalfi, Furore and Praiano Marine Republic Palio. A unique opportunity to watch the horse-racing teams of all four Repubbliche Marinare in action. The Palio, held at the beginning of June each year, rotates from one city to another and is always preceded by elaborate processions by characters in period costume. Summer concerts. Mystic melodies and atmosphere fill the Chiostro del Paradiso on summer classical concert nights. Program details available from the local tourist authority. Amalfi by night. The impressive night club L'Africana and the lighted beach of the Il Pirata disco are integral parts of Positano's night life. The Emerald Grotto: One of the most famous and most visited caves in the area, its name refers to the color assumed by the cave's waters due to a subaquatic aperture.

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