Ravello and Klingsor's Garden

After lunch we took the short bus ride up to Ravello, which is a bit further down the coast but much higher up than Positano and Amalfi. Michelin gives Ravello three stars, and there is a Wagnerian interest as well.

In Ravello and the Villa Rufolo, 1270, mentioned by Boccacio, among others...

When Wagner visited Ravello in 1880, he was so taken with 
the architecture and garden at the Villa Rufolo that he based

the stage design of the 2nd act of Parsifal--Klingsor's 
Enchanted Garden--on it

Entry to the Villa

Interior at the Villa; Wagner had never seen Moorish architecture before--I 
think--and since the evil magician/ arch-villain  Klingsor--who had taken the 
Grail from the Knights of the Grail-- had to be Moorish, Villa Rufolo suited

well

Ditto

"Mit diesem Zeichen, bann ich deinen Zauber!"



Well, it is a gorgeous setting, cliff-side, a thousand feet up
from the sea

More of the gardens and view



Looking south, not as dramatic a view as that north of Amalfi

But the gardens are pretty nice

Someone really likes pansies

Water feature

More interior

13th century outdoor BBQ

With a view



I don't think Ravello merits 3 stars, or even 1,

but I did come away with some decent wine