Lu Vurghe

Lu Vurghe is a natural volcanic boiling or bubbling spring in Italy, likely in the volcanic landscape of Basilicata or Calabria in the deep south, whose name in a southern Italian dialect describes the characteristic gurgling, boiling character of a geothermal spring (from Italian 'bollire', to boil). Southern Italy's volcanic heritage — extending from the Phlegraean Fields and Vesuvius through the volcanic islands of Stromboli, Vulcano, and Pantelleria to the active geological structures of Calabria — produces numerous natural geothermal expressions in the Tyrrhenian coastal zone. The surrounding southern Italian landscape of ancient Greek colonial ruins, Byzantine rock churches, and the extraordinary natural settings of Basilicata and Calabria provides a richly archaic Mediterranean backdrop.