Furore

Furore
Comune
Comune di Furore
The fiordo of Furore.

Coat of arms
Furore
Location of Furore in Italy
Coordinates: 40°37′17″N 14°32′58″E / 40.62139°N 14.54944°E / 40.62139; 14.54944
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Government
 • Mayor Raffaele Ferraioli
Area
 • Total 1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)
 • Total 756
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Furoresi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 84010
Dialing code 089
Patron saint St. Paschal Baylon
Saint day 13 August
Website Official website

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.[1]
  • The open-air museum of Murals, along the road, painted on the walls of the houses of Furore.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Furore Churches: St Elia, St Giacomo, St Michele". amalfi-coast.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.


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