Furore

Furore is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Furore is located on the Amalfi Coast.

Geography

The municipality of Furore expands from sea level, where there is the hamlet of Fiordo di Furore, and a little civil parish partly belonging to Praiano named Marina di Praia, up to Agerola (550 meters above sea level). The village is subdivided into 3 districts (contrade): Cicala (Sant'Elia), Ciuccio (Santo Jaco) and Gatta (Sant'Agnelo).^{[citation needed]}

Main sights

the so-called fiordo di Furore, in fact a ria created by the Schiato torrent which flows here from Agerola.
Church of Sant'Elia
Saint Giacomo Church, with a collection of religious iconography of female Saints.^[3]
Saint Michele Church, with Gothic elements, such as the sharp arch, coexisting with Romanesque figurative decorations.^[3]
The open-air museum of Murals, along the road, painted on the walls of the houses of Furore.

Gallery

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ a b "Furore Churches: St Elia, St Giacomo, St Michele". amalfi-coast.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Furore.

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