Winery · Ravello

Villa Rufolo Gardens & Wagner's View

Wagner's garden—Richard Wagner wept tears of joy here in 1880 and wrote opera in the gardens overlooking the Amalfi Coast. Now hosts summer concerts with the Mediterranean as backdrop.

What to do there

TourVilla Rufolo Gardens & Wagner's ViewThe 13th-century villa whose gardens inspired Wagner's Parsifal magic garden scene. Summer brings the Ravello Festival - concerts on a transparent stage suspended over the cliff. The view from the Belvedere terrace is why people say Ravello is "closer to the sky than the sea."

Wineries nearby

Winery Villa Cimbrone A 12th-century clifftop palace above the Amalfi Coast—Michelin-starred restaurant Il Flauto di Pan with a rich cellar of Italian wines overlooking the sparkling Mediterranean.
Winery · Amalfi Amalfi Lemon Grove Tour & Limoncello Six generations of family guardians of Sfusato amalfitano lemons on terraced pergolas, transforming them into limoncello and traditional delicacies.
Winery · Furore Marisa Cuomo Since 1980, Marisa Cuomo has cultivated vines clinging to cliffsides 500m above the Amalfi Sea, winning the Gambero Rosso Three Glasses award (2006) for Fiorduva.