Ravello and its gardens

The scent of lemon groves rises from the terraces as afternoon light flickers across Ravello’s majolica domes, 1,200 feet above the sea. Wagner sketched parts of Parsifal here after discovering, in 1880, the cliffside gardens of Villa Rufolo. A short stroll away, Villa Cimbrone leads you past classical statues to the Terrace of Infinity, a stone balcony above the Gulf of Salerno. On some days you’ll catch a sound check drifting from Piazza Duomo: the summer music festival tunes up beneath a 13th‑century bell tower.

Your driver covers the 7 km from Amalfi in about 15 minutes, then drops you at each gate while handling parking and wait times. The Mercedes stays at your disposal: an espresso on Piazza Vescovado, a quick look at the Niemeyer auditorium if rehearsals are open, or a photo stop at the Castiglione bend on the way back. Pick‑up at your hotel, flexible timing, and you taste a sfusato granita while he drives. On the Amalfi Coast, our private chauffeur knows the quiet windows between tour buses.