AMALFI COAST TOUR (POSITANO-AMALFI-RAVELLO)

The tour will take you among the most evocative and history-rich villages of the Amalfi Coast.



Positano is an ancient seaside village, which stands in a wonderful and evocative panoramic position along one of the most beautiful coastal stretches of the Sorrento peninsula. Its town, unique in its kind because it was conceived on a vertical axis: a seductive dream of small white houses huddled together ‘one on top of the other and suspended between sea and sky, of oases of oriental palms, of scrub and citrus groves in the characteristic terraces, almost as if defying the force of gravity; and then the cobalt blue sea which always manages to renew itself by inventing new embroideries between overhanging rocks that merge with dark and very fine beaches. The watchwords of your visit to Positano are certainly sea and shopping. Positano is the ideal place to indulge in the sweet life, in a dream landscape of wild nature where Mediterranean houses and enchanting residences cling together from which the fascinating domes stand out, such as the beautiful colored majolica one of the church of Santa Maria Assunta, patron saint of the city .

Amalfi Its foundation dates back to the Romans. Starting from the 9th century, it was the first among the maritime republics to compete with Pisa, Venice and Genoa for control of the Mediterranean Sea. Amalfi reached its peak splendor in the 11th century, after which a rapid decline began. Declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1997. The first thing to see are the magical alleys of Amalfi: here among the many shops you can also taste fried fish cuoppo. The Cathedral of Amalfi is certainly the most representative monument, place of worship and pillar of the Amalfi panorama. The main monument and pride of Amalfi, the cathedral, dedicated to Sant’Andrea, has a façade with decorated mosaics and is accessed via an imposing staircase.

Da visitare:  il Museo della Carta situato in un antico mulino ad acqua.

To see at the museum: the ancient machines with which the rags were shredded, the paper was obtained from this important raw material. More modern machines like the Dutch machine. Museum to visit is that of the Arsenal of the Republic: characteristic is the downward slope which was used to facilitate the exit of ships, the structure is made of stone, there is the Museum of the Compass and the Maritime Duchy Ravello was probably founded by Roman colonists in the 6th century. they pushed into those mountainous areas believing them to be a good shelter to escape from the vandalistic destruction of the barbarians; the first certain news about Ravello dates back to the 9th century. Around the year 1000 it was populated by a group of nobles from the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, who rebelled against the authority of the doge. The city quickly became prosperous, in particular thanks to a thriving wool spinning mill formerly called “Celendra”. In the 11th century the people of Ravelle tried to free themselves from ties with Amalfi: the village was surrounded by walls and the patrician families began to build their own sumptuous homes, electing their own duke; in 1086 Ravello also became a bishopric. With the Norman conquest and their affirmation in the South, the decline of Ravello began, which became part of the kingdom in 1131. In 1137 the Republic of Pisa devastated Ravello for three days: despite this the people of Ravello, skilled merchants, had also conquered the Arab markets and, between the 12th and 13th centuries. Our tour will go through the history of the city through its most important monuments, from Villa Rufolo to Villa Cimbrone passing through the Cathedral dedicated to San Pantaleone, patron saint of the city. Walking along the streets of the city you come across small shops with evocative beauty such as ceramics, coral, or real contemporary works of art.