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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 28th 2018
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Villa Rufolo – The Belvedere
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 27th 2018
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Villa Rufolo
Villa Rufolo is the jewel in the crown of the immense historical and architectonic heritage of Ravello. This monumental complex bears the name of the family which built it. In its heyday, in the 13th century, it numbered “more rooms than there are days in the year”.
This extraordinary heritage has been partially eroded by the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 26th 2018
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Christ on the Cross
On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
John 14:20 (NIV)
The long tradition of coral carving on the Amalfi Coast is put in the spotlight at the Coral Museum in Ravello. Tucked away in an unassuming shop fronted by flower pots, the [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 24th 2018
The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist stands of the site of an earlier building.
The church, preceded by a covered atrium , is annexed to the Franciscan convent. Originally a Latin cross , with three naves and eight chapels , following the eighteenth-century restorations, it is today presented as a single -barreled vaulted hall (until the 1980 earthquake decorated with frescoes ) and a [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2018
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Holy Trinity Convent – Ravello
At the end of the path you can see the remains of the Holy Trinity Benedictine Monastery built in the 9th century to house young women from the noble families of Ravello.
Suppressed in 1811, by Royal Decree. Demolished in 1812.
Sadly the archaeological site and the viewpoint were inaccessible due to building works!
We were however able [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 22nd 2018
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Duomo – Ravello
The Duomo (Cathedral), renovated in 1786, was originally built in the 11th century at the request of Nicola Rufolo, owner of the adjacent Villa Rufolo. The Cathedral is dedicated to St. Pantaleone, the patron saint of the city.
The bronze embossed entrance door dates from 1179 and has 54 panels depicting scenes of the major mysteries [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jan 19th 2018
