Furore Explained

Furore
Official Name:	Comune di Furore
Coordinates:	40.6214°N 14.5494°W
Region:	Campania
Province:	Salerno (SA)
Mayor:	Raffaele Ferraioli
Area Total Km2:	1.88
Population Total:	756
Population As Of:	31 December 2017
Population Demonym:	Furoresi
Elevation M:	250
Saint:	St. Paschal Baylon
Day:	13 August
Postal Code:	84010
Area Code:	089

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).

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.^[1]
• Saint Michele Church, with Gothic elements, such as the sharp arch, coexisting with Romanesque figurative decorations.
• The open-air museum of Murals, along the road, painted on the walls of the houses of Furore.

See also

• Amalfi Coast
• Sorrentine Peninsula
• Emerald Cave

External links

• Official website
• The nicest villages in Italy
• Furore's Fjord

Notes and References

1. Web site: Furore Churches: St Elia, St Giacomo, St Michele. amalfi-coast.com. 26 April 2012. 8 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120108224439/http://amalfi-coast.com/furore-churches. dead.