This open gallery in gothic style, individual and hard to build with load bearing arches is modelled on the Fountain Abbey of Malton in Yorkshire where Lord Grimthorpe originally came from. Although it evokes a medieval atmosphere, it was built between 1907 and 1911 and became one of the meeting places of the London’s Bloomsbury [...]
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Villa Cimbrone – The Crypt
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 7th 2018
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Villa Cimbrone – The Cloister
The cloister can be found to left beyond the the the sixteenth century doorway to the Villa Cimbrone. The cloister, a delightful small courtyard in Arabian/Sicilian/Norman style. The archway is supported by two columns sporting two boars heads which recall the family crest of Lord Grimthorpe.*
*From the Villa Cimbrone garden guide leaflet
20 Comments CherryPie on Feb 6th 2018
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Villa Cimbrone
The first reliable mentions of Villa Cimbrone can be found around the 11th century, intermingling with those of Ravello’s golden era. The origins of its name come from the rocky outcrop on which it stands: this was part of a large estate with lush vegetation covering over eight hectares that was known as “Cimbronium”.
It initially [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 5th 2018
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours we live.
Richard Jeffries
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 4th 2018
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Villa Rufolo – October Garden Views
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 30th 2018
[The Church] was built in 1163 and dedicated to S. Matteo del Pendolo until 1727, but already in 1733 it is called S. Maria delle Grazie; the structure has three naves, divided by two round arches on each side, supported by columns with bare, triaxed capitals (on the outside the apses are isolated by two [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2018
