In the village of Ravelo, just around the corner from Villa Rufolo, another villa is picturesquely spread out on the mountainside. Villa Cimbrone. The mother of all villas!
As we approach, we cast an admiring glance to the right and...
Welcome!
Villa Cimbrone stands on the rocky cliff of Cimbronium. (What a coincidence!). The first mentions of it date back to the 11th century, but as is usual in Italy, everything was rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century…
The reconstruction does not raise any objections... Gothic, Moorish, and Venetian styles are mixed quite harmoniously.
Villa Cimbrone is now a hotel. But I didn't notice it. The villa's guests included Virginia Woolf, Henry Moore, T. S. Eliot, Winston Churchill, Greta Garbo. You have a chance to be on this list.
The best thing about the villa is the Terrace of Infinity. The first thing we ran to, of course, was there…
This is awesome! It is strictly contraindicated for those suffering from agoraphobia.
This is the view that opens up if you look to the left.
This is if you look to the right..
And this is if you look down. And below is the town of Atrani, and behind the mountain is the town of Amalfi.. Here it is also zoomed in with a TV. In fact, it is so high that it draws you in..
And these are the statues of the infinity terrace next to which everyone takes pictures...
Portrait.
This one didn't want the portrait, she turned away.
This one doesn't care.. He's a tombstone.
As the inscription reads: "Lost to a world that no longer needs me, I sit alone in harmony with my heart.
Being in my little corner of the earth, I am glad that I came and do not regret that I left…"
And this mademoiselle was embarrassed by the unceremonious photographer. Boor!
Geometry rules! I also liked Villa Cimbrone for its vast gardens. There is a place to wander leisurely. There is an open-air cafe among the huge pines. There you can drink tea with pathos. There are also huge pine cones lying around. We took some as a souvenir.
Bang!
Monument to Panikovsky?
The villa is simply replete with all sorts of architectural goodies. Sorry, delights.
Fountains, gazebos... this pole is beautiful...
And suddenly, Donatello. Statue of David.
After walking through the garden, we took our time to look around the Villa itself.
Closer.
You can't go anywhere in southern Italy without the Madonna.
Here, in the columned hall, they hold wonderful night concerts of chamber music. There is an opinion that the coolest thing is to get here during the full moon.
By candlelight.
It's very atmospheric here.
This is the view that opens up from the hall to ordinary tourists during the day. What opens up to dedicated listeners at night, especially during a full moon... Phew... I can't even imagine..
And finally, appreciate the scale! (Individual busts can be discerned on the Terrace of Infinity).
Well, something like that...
Source: travel.ru