Casa di Ravello ***

Ravello - Amalfi Coast

Description:

Casa di Ravello is a comfortable and spacious apartment just outside the outskirts of Ravello. It stands in an enviable and peaceful setting and faces stunning views of verdant, terraced lemon groves and vineyard cut into the rock which slope down to the coastline with Maiori and Minori bays below. This independent villa is quite modern and is on 2 floors. It is reached by descending 120 steps from the road and through a pretty garden and paved terrace which extends around the house . The owners , during the summer week-ends , occasionally occupy the apartment on the first level while the property for rent is on the ground level.

The interior is simple, but comfortable and well equipped for holiday use . It offers accommodation for a family, or three couples who wants to enjoy the warmth and charm of this magical village.

For the ultimate enjoyment of local flavour, a Tuesday morning market takes place just below the picturesque central square which is also packed with Ravello's main attractions such as the medieval Duomo, its interesting museum, and the infamous Villa Rufolo, one of the 2 garden estates in the village, for which Ravello is well known. Villa Rufolo , with its Moorish cloisters, exotic Mediterranean flora and vista terraces, is also host to one of Italy's premier open-air music festivals which runs from April to October.

(95 sqm indoor and 50 sqm outdoor)

Entrance into a large, open-plan sitting /dining room with open fire place, dining table for 6, TV and CD player , sitting area with leather divan for 2, wicker armchairs and French door to the front large, furnished terrace making it fine for dining, relaxing and enjoying the astonishing views.

Fitted kitchen , with door to terrace at the side, having cooker with 4 gas rings, electric oven, fridge-freezer, dishwasher and washing machine.

2 double bedrooms and 1 twin bedroom ( can be doubled), each with window to the rear of the house

One bathroom has an open, wall mounted shower and WC while the other bathroom has bath tub, WC, etc.

Local area information:

The house is 1,5 kms from the main square Piazza Vescovado but a short walk takes guests into the small Piazza Fontana which houses a bar , a restaurant and 2 groceries shops for immediate provisions otherwise shops for every purpose, restaurants and pizzerias, etc are a further 5 minutes walking.

Amalfi and the beaches are just a bus-ride away (20 min.). The blue SITA buses leaving every hour at the entrance to the tunnel outside the Garden Hotel.

Amalfi 7 Km , Minori 8 Km, Positano 24 Km , Salerno 29 Km, Sorrento 39 Km.

From Amalfi, boats and hydrofoils ply between Positano, Sorrento, Capri and Salerno. The services to Napoli and Ischia operate only during the spinning Summer season.

Airport : Naples ( Capodichino) 65 Km, Rome ( Fiumicino) 320 Km.

Train station : Salerno 29 Km.

Amenities:

Satellite TV, CD player, dishwasher, washing machine, four-burner cooker with electric oven, refrigerator with freezer, portable barbecue, air conditioning/reverse heating payable locally according to consumption at Euro 0,42 per kwh, ironing facilities, hair dryers.