Ravello

A much milder! 29 deg max (feels like 32 deg) forecast. Good enough for a trip to Ravello.

We caught the local bus. Hats off to the drivers, a full size bus along the Amalfi coast and up the top through the hairpins is tough enough in a car. The view across the valley during up.

Ravello town

Initial views

The duomo

12th century bronze church doors

Around town, lots of ceramics

We paid a visit to Villa Rufolo, much added to but with origins dating back to 12th century. The moorish cloisters

Pond garden 

La sala  dei cavalieri 

The Norman tower

On top of the tower

The gardens

The terrace

One of the rooms

Balcony view 

Bussing back down 

We retired to our room in the heat of the early afternoon, but then went back to the beach about 4pm

It was still quite hot, but there was good shade beside the welcoming graffitied wall at the back of the beach

For dinner we went back to the harbourfront and Lo Smerelda for pizza

Then the usual hefty limoncellos on our terrace