It is forecasted to be a scorching and humid 90 degrees today, scratch hiking Path of the Gods!! Breakfast under the lemon tree branches is relaxing. We’ve never seen lemon trees form a crawling vine over a patio cover but it provides great shade. We meet a couple from Minn over a typical European breakfast spread.
Our plan is to walk the gardens at Villa Rufolo and then to wander the alleys. We enter the Piazza Duomo and find just the right number of tourists to feel lively but not overwhelming. Ravello is to our relief, calmer, more relaxed and sedate than the other coastal towns. We have no desire to go down and visit the tourist-heavy Amalfi!
The elaborate villa was built in the 1300’s for the Rufolo dynasty and the main walls are still standing. The views are incredible. The town stages a concert series from the balcony in August.
Next we visit the cathedral in the Piazza Duomo built in 1036, with a 30th century interpretation. The pulpit is supported by 6 twisting columns set on marble lions and decorated with mosaics of peacocks and birds.
