I took a walk up to the beautiful Villa Cimbrone in Ravello this evening. Charmed not only by these beautiful gardens, but by the badly translated (but all the better for it) brochure describing the various attractions. Of the “Terrace of Infinity,” where the marble bust above is situated, the author (and translator, God love him) write:
“The spectacle which this splendid, incomparable natural balcony, adorned with eighteenth century marble busts opens before the incredulous eyes of visitors truly comprehends something infinite but, any adjective to try and somehow describe this miracle of nature is ineffective. Casting your eyes down as far as the mountains of Cilento and the tip of Licosa, over this sparkling sea, over the varied and multi-coloured Coast of Amalfi with its lemon groves, the little houses clinging to the hills, dazed by the scent of fruit and furze, the passing of time does not matter to us, bewitched by such beauty, such Divine generosity.”
