In August 1962, Jacqueline Kennedy holidayed in the beautiful Amalfi coast town of Ravello with her son John John, her daughter Caroline and her sister and brother. The location had been recommended to her by the writer and distant relative Gore Vidal, a Ravello resident.
Despite White House instructions that the stay should be low key, the holiday inevitably attracted huge interest. On arrival Jackie was met by the mayor of Ravello, a band and a decorated town. For three weeks, the stylish and photogenic First Lady was snapped by the paparazzi sailing, dining, swimming, water skiing, barefoot dancing the twist and cha cha, experiencing the sites of the area and generally epitomising La Dolce Vita. 
During the stay, he was hosted by L’Avvocato, the equally stylish, famously wealthy and wildly promiscuous Gianni Agnelli. Tongues wagged about a possible liaison. When she left, she said she would return with her husband; a promise never fulfilled due to his murder a year later.
More pictures of cool 1960s Jackie-ness in Ravello below:
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