Murales di Furore (Street Art Village)
Walk the single road through Furore and you are walking through an open-air gallery that took decades to accumulate. More than 120 works — paintings, ceramics, welded metal — cover the walls, facades and staircases of a village so small it barely registers on the map. Each surface has been handed to a different artist, so the styles lurch and argue with each other in ways that feel nothing like a curated exhibition and everything like a living argument about what painting can do.
Every September the annual event "Muri in cerca d'autore" — Walls in Search of an Author — adds new pieces to the collection, meaning the village you walk through this year is not quite the one someone else walked through last.
💛 What travellers fall for
People who come back tend to go slowly and bring a notebook. The entrance murals by Hugo Sanze and Repy (Arno Geisseler, from Avignon) set the tone before you are even inside the village proper. Antonella Costa's fjord painting is worth finding on its own. Give yourself a full hour at minimum — the road is short but the walls keep stopping you.
The story behind Murales di Furore (Street Art Village)
The project began in 1982, initiated by three Neapolitan brothers: painters Rosario and Elio Mazzella, and sculptor Luigi Mazzella. Writer and journalist Nino D'Antonio — later made an honorary citizen of Furore — helped bring early momentum. By 1983 the village had become a meeting point for artists arriving from across Italy and further abroad.
The international character deepened over the following decades. Artists from Sicily, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Germany, Como and Verona have all left work on these walls. In May 1994 the project's reach was formalised when Furore helped found the Associazione Italiana dei Paesi Dipinti — the Italian Association of Painted Villages. Today around 100 artists are connected to the ongoing work.
Good to know
Take the SITA bus (route 5070, Sorrento–Amalfi) and alight at the Fiordo di Furore bridge stop — driving here means parking almost nowhere. No admission charge. The murals are outdoors and accessible at any hour, though morning light is gentler on the stonework before the summer crowds arrive around midday.
Summer temperatures in Furore sit between roughly 21°C and 28°C, warm enough to walk slowly without effort. The road through the village catches shade at different hours depending on which wall you are standing in front of — early morning and late afternoon are the most comfortable times to linger in July and August.
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I’d go back there anytime! I have visited that swimming spot multiple times during my road trips. It’s so peaceful and a real local favourite. All you need are some snacks and a few alcohol-free drinks to swim, sunbathe, and relax. You can only get there if you drive. However, there is absolutely no parking, and the roads are so tiny that you can’t even park on the side of the road. I actually had to park my car almost in a ditch! 🤣🤣 But it was well worth it. 😍 There’s a nice little restaurant nearby that serves lovely coffee, if you don't mind a short walk along the main road. One small request: please respect nature if you end up going there. It is still untouched by mass tourism due to its hidden location.
It's a pretty solid beach, but I wouldn't plan too much around it. If there's been stormy weather in the last few days the water becomes muddy and smelly. Go only if the weather has been nice for multiple days. Nice for a few cool photos, but nothing special. There is a small bar nearby with toilets (without locks in the doors 😂)
Quite hard to find a parking nearby (like everywhere on the coast). You will need to look on the roadside. Beach is beautiful, water colder than average (very refreshing!), rocky beach. Easy walk on the stairs from the bridge .
Gorgeous spot and a must-see on the Amalfi coast. Best seen by land as you can also enjoy the beach and surrounding area. Trails nearby, as well as a little refreshment store right at the back of the beach.
I was lucky we were staying at the villa just 2 minutes walk from this beautiful bridge (La Perla di nettuno, ) I was walking there every day , so peaceful place, lots of people there sunbathing but dont worry if its over crowded lots of people coming for a short stay especially the ones coming from far away, but if you go their by bus make sure have plenty of time because some times need to wait 2 hours to get the bus, most buses are full and not stopping ,
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