Via Santa Chiara 26 84010 Ravello − Italy
Hotel Villa Cimbrone is one of the most prestigious Hotels de Charme in the entire Mediterranean. The splendour and ambience of yesteryear permeate this 12th century residence. The Vuilleumier family, with its generations of experience in the hotel industry, conserves and protects the original architectural and decorative features.
Villa Cimbrone is one of the most prestigious Hotels de Charme in the entire Mediterranean. The splendour and ambience of yesteryear permeate this 12th century residence. The Vuilleumier family, with its generations of experience in the hotel industry, conserves and protects the original architectural and decorative features.
Hotel is reachable along a panoramic stone paved walk way alternated by steps, for about 10 minutes’ walk from the main centre. Hotel cannot be reached by car.
Our CLASSIC rooms, with view of the cloister of the villa, are the ideal solution for those who are looking for a cozy and intimate atmosphere.
Their size measures 15/18 sq. m including bathroom, and are enriched with antique Vietri tiled floors.
The bathrooms are made with hand-painted majolica and have shower. Rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with digital safe, minibar, interactive LCD TV with internet connection, music library, satellite channels and pay-tv.
The SUPERIOR rooms, each different from the other and very bright, are characterized by fine furnishing elements.
Their size is 18/23 sq. m and open through balconies and/or windows onto a magnificent view of the park or of the coast.
The beds with double mattress – king size in some rooms – are extremely comfortable. Antique Vietri ceramics flooring and majolica bathrooms with shower or hydro-massage shower
Spacious and bright, the DELUXE rooms feature large windows or terraces with stunning sea view. Exquisite furnishings dating back to the ‘700 and ‘800 with stone or majolica tiled fireplaces. Precious antique majolica flooring make each room unique and distinctively in its style.
Elegant bathrooms with hand-made & painted majolica and hydro-massage shower or bathtub. Air-conditioning, digital safe, minibar, interactive LCD TV with internet connection, music library, satellite channels and pay-tv
Their sizes are 30/38 sq. m and have large windows, terrace or balconies with stunning sea and park views.
These suites, each different from the other, some with vaulted ceilings and frescoes have prestigious furnishings, Vietri majolica flooring, sitting area with sofa and armchairs which make them very comfortable. Spacious bathrooms in majolica made and painted by hand, equipped with hydro-massage shower or bathtub.
All suites are air-conditioned and equipped with digital safe, minibar, interactive LCD TV with internet connection, music library, satellite channels and pay-tv.
The Greta Garbo Suite is bright and romantic, with vaulted ceilings and a large separate living room. Equipped with a corner fireplace in marble, terrace-Veranda with spectacular views of the Amalfi coast and the sea. The ancient and precious Vietri majolica flooring of blue, white and pink tonalities gives to this suite an arabesque atmosphere emphasised by the adornments of the wide bath with Jacuzzi bathtub.
The moving E.W.B is crossed in full by the wide vaulted frescoed ceiling and has an ancient and great fireplace in stone with relief depictions in its central part, essential elements that give this Suite a unique and unrepeatable atmosphere. From the terrace-Veranda you can enjoy a lovely view of the Amalfi Sea. Majolica with blue and green toned arabesque motifs can be found in the modern bathroom (Shower & Tub) as reminiscence of the ancient Oriental influences on the Amalfi coast.
In both Suites spacious and comfortable beds with double mattress and choice of pillows. Air-conditioning, digital safe, minibar, interactive LCD TV with internet connection, music library, satellite channels and pay-tv.
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The ideal backdrop for eternal love
The glorious gardens and refined rooms of the Villa make it a unique, elegant location and the ideal backdrop for couples declaring their eternal love for each other. Our expert staff will advise you in the preparation of a personalized approach for the most wonderful day of your lives, taking care of every aspect: from the choice of the setting and the flower arrangements to the music and the entertainment of the guests.
At Hotel Villa Cimbrone it is possible to organize symbolic or religious ceremonies, including Protestant and Jewish marriages or Waldensian ones with legal validity, though Catholic and civil services are not available.
Great care is taken over the food. The delicious traditional dishes of Campania are made using fresh organic ingredients from the gardens of the Villa. Fine wines to complement the cuisine are expertly chosen by our sommeliers from a well stocked cellar.
Villa Cimbrone is the ideal place for many kinds of events, including weddings, gala dinners, ceremonies, concerts, conventions, fashion shows, filming on location and video or photo shoots.
The first reliable mentions of Villa Cimbrone can be found around the 11th century, intermingling with those of Ravello’s golden era. The origins of its name come from the rocky outcrop on which it stands: this was part of a large estate with lush vegetation covering over eight hectares that was known as “Cimbronium”.
It initially belonged to the aristocratic Acconciajoco family. In the mid 1300s it passed into the hands of the powerful and wealthy Fuscos, a noble family from Ravello who were related to the Pitti family in Florence and the D’Angiò family from Naples.
Thanks to the enthusiasm and dedication of the Vuilleumier family, for a few decades now Villa Cimbrone has been restored to its former standing as a prestigious historical site and botanical garden, after a period of relative decline around the time of the Second World War.
This successful commitment to recovering, conserving and protecting one of the most important cultural heritage sites in Campania springs from an idea by Marco Vuilleumier at the end of the 1960s, which has been pursued with great determination.
The Villa’s gardens are breathtakingly beautiful and contain a wealth “of the most beautiful flowers imaginable”. They were largely redesigned at the start of the 20th century, with the valuable input of the English gardener Vita Sackville-West. They are considered among the most important examples of the English landscape and botany culture in the South of Europe.
As a result of the strong influence of classical literature and the reinterpretation of the Roman villa, numerous impressive decorative elements from all over the world were placed in the gardens, such as fountains, nymphaea, statues, small temples and pavilions. Some of them often hosted gatherings of the prestigious Bloomsbury Group, which chose Villa Cimbrone as a meeting place and source of inspiration.
The long central path, which in May 1880 provided the backdrop to the famous horse ride by Cosima and Richard Wagner, ends with the “Infinity Terrace”, where the gaze of onlookers is lost in what Gore Vidal called “the most beautiful view in the world” and where Gregorovius said that one feels “the desire to fly”
“Incomparable… rising above the roses and oleanders on a plateau whence the gaze sweeps to the sea.” This was the description of Villa Cimbrone given in summer 1835 by the German traveller Gregorovius, who was in no doubt about the charms and magic of this place.
The charm of the centuries-old venue, the attention to detail in the service and the vast selection of wines make eating at Villa Cimbrone’s “Il Flauto di Pan” restaurant a unique
The old cellars with their stone vaults have been carefully restored and contain a valuable collection of wines, with hundreds of local, regional, national and international labels. The area spans three floors, two of which are underground, allowing better preservation of the most prestigious wines and the best vintages.
The lower room is reserved for red wines and often hosts short wine tasting courses and sessions led by expert sommeliers
The Villa Cimbrone gives maximum attention to our guests’ breakfast, immediately felt through the colors, fragrances and inviting variety of food.
Our Chef and his master pastry cooks use the best quality local products to make your breakfast: fresh bread and other baked goods, yogurt, pies, eggs, fresh fruit marmalades and more, plus a variety of fresh fruit from the Villa Cimbrone’s private biological garden. Local cheese, salami and sausages are also part of the morning’s rich buffet. A choice of teas –black, herbal, infusions, loose leaf and bags- and coffees, as well as a variety of milk possibilities such as soia, rice, and cow’s milk are available, along with hot chocolate and Prosecco
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Hotel: Hotel Villa Cimbrone
Address: Via Santa Chiara 26 84010 Ravello
Region: Amalfi Coast
Country: Italy
Official website: http://www.villacimbrone.com/
Telephone: +39 089 857459
Fax: +39 089 857777
Hotel email: info@villacimbrone.com
By Car:
From Naples A3- Exit Angri Sud – Direction Valico di Chiunzi – Ravello.
From Rome A1 – Direction A30 Caserta/Salerno – Exit Pagani/Nocera – Direction Valico di Chiunzi – Ravello.
From Salerno SS163 Amalfitana – Direction Ravello.
GPS details: Via Boccaccio, 4 – Ravello 84010 – Salerno (meeting point for luggage delivery)
Airport:
Naples at 64 km.
Train station:
Naples at 65 km Salerno at 33 km.