St Angelo in ancient times, was built in a grotto and later expanded into a”Hospital” to host wanderers and pilgrims. Inside a canalization system used to direct water filtered from the rocks towards a circular well and a small holding tank. The Church is portrayed in a xylography by Mauritius Cornelius Escher.
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Filed under Holidays, Ravello 2017
Hotel Giordano
Located in a really enviable spot, the 4-star Hotel Giordano is a villa of the early 19th century, just a few steps from the Duomo Square in the heart of Ravello.
Owned by the same family as Hotel Villa Maria, the Giordano is more modern, but not lacking in any of its charm. Antique furnishings, colourful majolica tiles [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 9th 2018
It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
John 6:63 (RSV)
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 17th 2017
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Ravello – First Glimpse
These are some of the views we were greeted with on the day of our arrival in Ravello:
18 Comments CherryPie on Nov 1st 2017
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Ravello 2017
S. Maria a Gradillo
In ancient times St Maria a Gradillo Church housed the meetings of the common people who run the politic orientation of the town in opposition to the rich people who gathered in the twin Church, St. Giovanni del Toro. Inside, under the floor, it is possible to see the ancient decoration with small white and [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2017
