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Forio: Church of Santa Maria del Soccorso
Church of Santa Maria del Soccorso, Forio, Ischia island, Italy.
Forio
Italy
Forio, resort town and seaport on the western coast of the volcanic island of Ischia, Campania region, southern Italy. It is the centre of a productive wine-making region. The wine is called Epomeo for Mount Epomeo, the extinct volcano that is at least partially responsible for the islandās fertile volcanic soils. Forioālike Casamicciola, Lacco Ameno, and other cities on Ischiaāhas thermal mineral springs and is a popular vacation site. Pop. (2002 est.) 14,572.
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