HOTEL CARUSO,
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-NAP- CAPODICHINO-NAPLES AIRPORT 64KM NW
-FCO- FIUMICINO-ROME AIRPORT 303KM N
-AMALFI COAST-
NAPLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CAPODICHINO IS
APPROXIMATELY 65 KM FROM THE HOTEL 50 MIN DRIVE.
FASTEST ROUTE-TAKE THE A3 NAPLES-POMPEI-SALEMO
HIGHWAY AND EXIT AT ANGRI. FOLLOW THE SIGNS FOR
VALICO DI CHIUNZI AND COSTIERA AMALFITANA-REACHING
RAVELLO THROUGH THE PASS.
SLOWER BUT MORE SCENIC ROUTE-TAKE THE A3 NAPLES-
POMPEI-SALERNO HIGHWAY AND EXIT AT VIETRI SUL MARE.
FOLLOW THE SIGNS FOR COSTIERA AMALFITANA AND
RAVELLO PAST CETARA-MAIORI AND MINORI. THIS ROAD IS
VERY BEAUTIFUL BUT CAN HAVE HEAVY TRAFFIC
ESPECIALLY ON WEEK-ENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
ROMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-FIUMICINO IS
APPROXIMATELY 306 KM. FROM THE HOTEL-3 HOURS DRIVE.
TAKE A12 TOWARD ROMA SUD THEN A1-NAPLES HIGHWAY
REACHING CASERTA SUD TAKE THE A30 INDICATED AS THE
SALERNO-REGGIO CALABRIA AND EXIT AT NOCERA. FOLLOW
THE SIGNS FOR VALICO DI CHIUNZI AND COSTIERA
AMALFITANA REACHING RAVELLO THROUGH THE PASS.
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-LOCAL ATTRACTIONS-
MUSIC FESTIVAL AT VILLA RUFOLO 5MIN WALKING DIST
VILLA CIMBRONE-GARDEN/PARK 5MIN WALKING DIST
DUOMO OF 11TH CENTURY CATHEDRAL 5MIN WALKING DIST
RAVELLO 0K
AMALFI-ITALIAN MARITIME REPUBLIC SOUTH 7K
FREE SHUTTLE SRVC
POSITANO-FISHING VILLAGE- SOUTH 18K
LOCAL BUS OR TAXI
POMPEI-FASCINATING ROMAN RUINS NW 28K
LOCAL TAXI OR CAR
CAPRI-FAMOUS JET-SET ISLAND SW 1HR 15MIN
BY BOAT
FROM AMALFI
PAESTUM-ANCIENT GREEK SITE- SE 70K
BY CAR OR TAXI
VESUVIO VULCAN NW 65K
BY CAR OR TAXI
NAPLES NW 64K
BY CAR OR TAXI
SORRENTO SW 50K
BY CAR OR TAXI
ERCOLANO-FASCINATING RUINS- NW 35K
BY CAR OR TAXI
ROMA N 303K
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-SHOPPING-
RAVELLO IS LAND OF IMPORTANT AND ANCIENT
TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS SUCH AS CERAMICS AND CORAL.
POSITANOS FASHION IS A WELL-KNOWN TRADE MARK. THE
LIVELY AND FRESH CLOTHES SEWN BY THE DRESS-MAKER IN
POSITANO HAVE BECOME FAMOUS IN THE WORLD. POSITANO
IS 22 KM FROM RAVELLO-TAXI CAN BE ORGANIZED.
AMALFI-PRIDE OF THE LOCAL HANDICRAFTS IS
UNDOUBTEDLY THE CERAMIC PRODUCTION OF THE AMALFI
COAST. AMPHORAE-VASES-MEDALLIONS-TRAYS OBJECTS AND
PANELS REPRODUCE SUBJECTS OF EVERY KIND. MYTHICAL
CHARACTERS-FOLK ARABIAN-STYLE DECORATIONS WHICH ARE
EVER PRESENT IN THE ARCHITECT ZONE AND RIGOROUS
GEOMETRIC FORMS. HOTEL PROVIDES FREE SHUTTLE
TRANSPORTATION TO AMALFI.
CAPRI-FROM AMALFI TO WATER BOAT IN 1 HOUR 15 MIN-
DESIGNER BOUTIQUES-JEWELRY SHOPS AND ART
GALLERIES.
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-HOTEL LOCATION-
SITUATED 350 METERS ABOVE THE SEA-PERCHED ON A
CLIFF TOP. RAVELLO COMMANDS THE ULTIMATE PANORAMA
OVER THE AMALFI COAST A MAGICAL LOCATION THAT THE
FRENCH POET ANDRE GIDE EVOCATIVELY DESCRIBED AS
NEARER TO THE SKY THAN TO THE SHORE. IT IS THE
IDEAL SITE TO BASE YOURSELF FOR EXPLORING A UNIQUE
LANDSCAPE THAT HAS INSPIRED THE LIKES OF COMPOSERS
RICHARD WAGNER AND EDWARD GRIEG-THE PAINTERS
WILLIAM TURNER AND MIRO-AND AUTHORS D.H. LAWRENCE-
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS AND GORE VIDAL WHO STILL SPEND
PART OF EACH YEAR HERE. GRETA GARBO SUCCESSFULLY
SOUGHT REFUGE FROM THE MADDENING CROWDS AND PRYING
PAPARAZZI IN RAVELLO AND EVER SINCE IT HAS BECOME A
FAVOURITE HEAVEN FOR HOLLYWOOD STARS.
DOWN IN THE CENTRE OF RAVELLO THERE IS PLENTY MORE
CULTURAL SIGHT-SEEING AND NOT BE MISSED IS THE
INTRICATE 11TH CENTURY CATHEDRAL. SINCE THE EARLY
1950S RAVELLO HAS HOSTED THE CELEBRATED WAGNERIAN
MUSIC FESTIVAL IN JULY IN THE GROUNDS OF THE VILLA
RUFOLO TO COMMEMORATE THE COMPOSERS LOVE FOR
RAVELLO AND THE INSPIRATION THAT HE DERIVED FROM
THE VILLA RUFOLO FOR THE SECOND ACT OF PARSIFAL.
VILLA RUFOLO IS A MAGNIFICENT MEDIEVAL VILLA
SURROUNDED BY EXTENSIVE GARDENS-THE EXOTIC ORIENTAL
PLANTS AND FOUNTAINS FRAME AN EXCELLENT VIEW OVER
THE JAGGED PEAKS AND THE DISTANT MAIORI BAY.