Ilary Blasi and Bastian Muller exchanged vows of eternal love, choosing Ravello on the Amalfi Coast for the celebrations. The symbolic ceremony and the reception took place at Villa Cimbrone, but after midnight the festivities moved inside Palazzo Tolla, the current town hall, where they formalized their civil union. The bride arrived at the town hall after walking along steps and winding paths that separate the villa from the center, while only 25 people attended the official ceremony.
The wedding venue, however, is one of Ravello’s most famous and scenographic settings: a historic mansion surrounded by gardens, statues and terraces that dip toward the sea. Our luck? We can visit the gardens of Villa Cimbrone, even if we are not guests at the hotel.
Villa Cimbrone, where Ilary Blasi wed
The wedding took place at Villa Cimbrone, one of Ravello and the Amalfi Coast’s best-known residences: Overlooking the sea, on Via Santa Chiara, it is renowned mainly for its historic gardens, while a portion of the complex now houses a charming hotel.
The most famous spot remains the Terrace of the Infinite, or Belvedere della Infinità. A balcony suspended above the Mediterranean, marked by marble busts and a view that opens onto the coast. It is one of Ravello’s most recognizable viewpoints and also one of the reasons Villa Cimbrone continues to be chosen as a backdrop for events and ceremonies.
How to visit Villa Cimbrone
To visit the Gardens of Villa Cimbrone, you don’t need to stay in the hotel. The monumental area is open to external visitors as well, with an admission fee. A visit can therefore comfortably fit into a day in Ravello. The facility lists opening hours every day from 9:00 to 19:30, with the last entry at 19:00.
Private events, weddings or organizational needs can cause extraordinary closures. It’s better to check before you visit.
What to See
The origins of Villa Cimbrone go far back; there are mentions of it already in the 11th century, and the earliest documentary traces date from that era as well. Even the name preserves a trace of that history: it would derive from “Cimbronium,” the great estate that occupied the promontory. Over the centuries the property changed hands several times, following the fortunes and shifts of the local nobility.
But the villa you see today is largely the result of a much more recent period, spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was then that the complex transformed its appearance, with the gardens reimagined by blending classical taste, Mediterranean essences, and inspirations arriving from England. The path unfolds among statues, fountains, small temples, and almost theatrical presences, all while keeping the landscape in constant view.
Then there is the Terrace of the Infinite: it is the point that more than any other has built the villa’s image—a balcony suspended over the sea, punctuated by marble busts, with the Amalfi Coast widening before the eye. The scene is powerful, almost inevitable. But stopping there would be reductive. A little further on, the mood and perspective change: the cloister, the crypt, the shaded garden passages. Less celebrated corners, perhaps, yet capable of telling the villa’s story with a different, more intimate voice.
