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Le Sirenuse, with its endless glamour and excel-
lent restaurant, is located.
Amalfi, founded in the 9th century, is where the
“Tavole Amalfitane” navigation tables were created.
These formed the first worldwide marine law codes
and governed Mediterranean navigation during
several centuries. It is an excellent port, a place
where the stairs lead to the Duomo Sant’Andrea, its
Normanesque-Moorish style cathedral.
The towns along the length of the coast, such as
Nocelle, white Praiano, Furore with its hidden
streets, the Grutta di Smeraldo, Minori and Maiori,
two small ports located in wide valleys; Capo d’Orso,
Cetara and its fleet of fishing boats, are amazing.
We anchored in Amalfi and reached the town of
Ravello, 350 meters (1,148 feet) high, a natural bal-
cony that opens over a splendid view. Ravello bids
you to discover it and its cobblestone streets, its
11th century cathedral with its marble pulpit, the
Villa Rufolo, built in the 13th century and which
lodged several popes as well as Charles d’Anjou
que formaron el primer código marítimo mundial y
gobernaron la navegación en el Mediterráneo
durante siglos. Es un excelente puerto, donde las
escaleras llevan al Duomo Sant’Andrea, su catedral
de estilo normando árabe.
A lo largo de la costa, los pueblos sorprenden:
Nocelle, el blanco Praiano, Furore con sus escondidos
callejones, la Grutta di Smeraldo, Minori y Maiori, dos
pequeños puertos en unos valles anchos, Capo
d’Orso, Cetara y su flota de pescadores.
Anclamos en Amalfi para alcanzar el pueblo de
Ravello, a 350 metros de altura, un balcón natural
que se abre sobre una espléndida vista.
Ravello invita a ser descubierto paseando por
sus calles empedradas, visitando su catedral que
data del siglo XI, con su púlpito de mármol, la Villa
Rufolo construida en el siglo XIII y que hospedó a
varios papas, a Charles d’Anjou, y a Wagner, su últi-
mo huésped, donde compuso el tercer acto de
Parsifal; la Villa Cimbrone, hermoso hotel que ofre-
ce una vista panorámica del golfo de Salerno.
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