Ravello dates back to the 5th century, and boasts an important place in the history of the Amalfi coast. That said, Ravello is mostly famed in popular culture as the playground for the rich, famous and artistic, with famed personalities such as Giovanni Boccaccio, Richard Wagner, Edvard Grieg, M. C. Escher, Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, Gore Vidal, André Gide, Joan Mirò, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, Graham Greene, Jacqueline Kennedy, Leonard Bernstein and Sara Teasdale spending parts of their summers there. Today Ravello, with its stunning luxury resorts, vistas and quiet elegance continues to host the jet set from around the world.
