A quick note: Ravello is the most romantic 24 hours on the Amalfi Coast. There's no beach. There's no nightlife. There's just one of the most photographed views on Earth (the Infinity Terrace), Wagner's Parsifal gardens, summer classical concerts on a clifftop stage, and three of southern Italy's most legendary hotels. The right move is one night here from your Amalfi base, ideally with a Ravello Festival concert booked.
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Ravello is the «high village» of the Amalfi Coast, perched at 365m above the sea, with the Infinity Terrace of Villa Cimbrone giving the most iconic view in southern Italy, Villa Rufolo where Wagner wrote part of Parsifal in 1880, and a summer classical music festival on an open-air cliff stage. This guide covers the bus from Amalfi, the right time to climb to the Infinity Terrace (sunrise, not lunch), where to eat for fewer euros than the lux hotels, and how to plan around a Ravello Festival concert.
Ravello has 2,500 permanent residents. The town gathers around Piazza Duomo with the 11th-century cathedral; pedestrian-only Via San Francesco runs east toward Villa Cimbrone (12 min walk), Via San Giovanni del Toro runs west toward the legendary hotels (Belmond Caruso, Palazzo Avino). There are no cars in the centre: all buses + taxis stop at the public square.
Whether you're coming up from Amalfi for a half-day or staying one night, the sections below cover the essentials: how to get the Villa Cimbrone view with no crowds, where to book a concert seat, and the three best meals in town at very different price points.
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