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Ravello

History of Ravello

History of Ravello
Ravello could probably have been founded by Roman colonists in the 6th century, who would have retreated to these heights to escape the barbarians. The first traces written on Ravello date back to the 9th century when all the cities on the coast integrated the Amalfi state.

Village of Ravello

Village of Ravello
Ravello

Vue sur la cote depuis le village de Ravello

Ravello was an important city of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, a market power in the Mediterranean between 839 and 1200.

It was also a diocese from 1086 to 1603, …