Furore Upper Village (Paese Dipinto)
Furore's hilltop comune is one of the strangest and most charming settlements on the Amalfi Coast — a scattering of stone houses along a single lane where every wall, door, staircase and rock face has been painted by a different Italian or international artist since 1980. The village calls itself the Paese Dipinto, the Painted Village, and walking it feels like wandering through a living gallery.
The Open-Air Art Museum
Since the 1980s the municipality has invited artists to paint murals directly onto the village fabric. Today more than 30 large-scale works cover the walls, ranging from hyperrealist portraits of local fishermen to abstract geometric compositions inspired by the sea. Each piece is signed and dated, and a free printed map available at the municipio lists every work with its artist's name.
The most celebrated mural is a large trompe-l'oeil fishing scene by Neapolitan artist Ferdinando Creta on the wall of the old communal oven (forno comunale) — the detail of the nets and the light on the water is astonishing at close range.
Village Life and Marisa Cuomo Winery
The village has fewer than 300 permanent residents, and in the quieter months you are more likely to encounter an elderly farmer tending a lemon grove than another tourist. The bar-tabacchi near the church square sells excellent espresso and cornetti and is a good place to ask locals about the murals.
Just below the village, the Marisa Cuomo winery (Via G. Lama 16/18, Furore) produces the acclaimed Fiorduva and Furore Bianco DOC wines from steep terraced vineyards. Cellar visits and tastings can be booked directly through the winery website (marisacuomo.com) and are one of the best wine experiences on the coast.
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