Ravello & Wine Estate Tour
Standing 1100ft above sea level, Ravello is one of Italy’s most stunning coastline beauties. Less hectic than other more touristic towns of the area, Ravello is the place to go for a tranquil yet charming break from the crowds. Enjoy a tour with a private English-speaking guide, including stops like Villa Rufolo, with its beautiful gardens and inspiring terrace view, and Villa Cimbrone, considered among the most important examples of English botany culture in Southern Europe. Your private driver will then take you to one of the most prestigious wine estates within the whole region, an 18th century farm located in the regional park of the “Monti Lattari.” Enjoy a tour of the estate and begin your journey into the traditions of Campania by tasting their cheese and salamis together with their red and white wines, a specialty of the region. When your pleasant visit comes to a close, your driver will return you to your accommodation.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Embark on a full day tour of Ravello for a taste of a more tourist-free Italy
- Stop at Villa Rufolo and take in its famous terrace view
- Visit Villa Cimbrone, Southern Europe’s primary example of English botany culture
- Enjoy a tour at an 18th century farm house in the regional park Monti Lattari that houses one of the most prestigious wine estates within the whole region
- Savor the specialties of Campania such as their cheese, salamis and Tramonti wines
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Amalfi Coast Wine Tour
Nestled 1100 feet above sea level, Ravello is one of Italy’s most stunning coastline wonders. Enjoy a tour of this city and one if its most celebrated wineries with your private English-speaking guide from Italy’s Best on our Amalfi Coast wine tour.
Start with a visit to Villa Rufolo, built between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, when Roman aristocrats founded the town. The villa’s Arabian style architecture was typical in the south of Italy during the Norman domination.The beautiful gardens and terrace view have mesmerized many travellers and were also the source of inspiration for classical composer Richard Wagner, who looked to his experiences at the Villa to compose his “Parsifal”. The terrace Giovanni Boccaccio mentions the villa in the “Decameron,” his famous literary work.
Next visit Villa Cimbrone, believed by many to be the most beautiful villa in Ravello. The Villa’s gardens are breathtakingly beautiful and contain a wealth “of the most beautiful flowers imaginable”. They were largely redesigned at the start of the 20th century with the valuable input of the English gardener Vita Sackville-West, and are considered among the most important examples of the English landscape and botany culture in the South of Europe.
Ravello Excursion
Then your private driver will bring you to one of the most prestigious wine estates within the whole region, located in an 18th century farm located in the regional park of the “Monti Lattari.” Enjoy a tour of the estate as your journey into the tastes and traditions of Campania begins! Taste their own cheese and salami together with their Red and White Tramonti wines, a specialty of the region. Once you’ve had your fill, your private driver will bring you back to your accommodations.
