Furore was part of the Amalfitan Duchy, and because of its location at an intermediate elevation it represented a connecting point between the coast and the hinterland on the side of Lettere and Gragnano, which were then the strongholds of defense on the northern side of the Lattari Mountains.

According to the tradition the village was built thanks to the arrival of Dukedom citizens who had to be dismissed from Amalfi because of their political ideas and therefore they were sent here where there was very few or nothing at all. Naturally with passing of centuries Furore gained an own political connotation insomuch as to become an independent municipality.