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The sculpture "Human Condition" is an environmental art installation created by the Italian sculptor and artist Enzo Bianco. The work is located on Lungomare Tafuri in Salerno, a city where you can find numerous other sculptural creations (more details on tourist routes are available on the Turismo Salerno portal). The work is designed to blend with the marine panorama and is rich in strong symbolic meaning: The Structure: It consists of a gigantic chair made of corten steel and ceramic, designed in collaboration with architect Paolo Calderaro. Above the large chair, a small "little man" is positioned, staring at the horizon. The sculpture represents the human condition in the face of nature's immensity, conveying a sense of contemplation and reflection on how one might feel small or lost in the vastness of the world.

I love going down from Calvanico and having a coffee in the little square in Castiglione.

There is no water this time

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It is called Human Condition, or 'human condition', the work of the master Enzo Bianco who - among other things - also oversaw the construction of the entrance facade of the Chamber of Commerce and the Moresca seat. Many have noticed it and, as often happens, there has been a split between those who appreciate the work and those who have criticized it.

The structure, which is already among the longest in Italy as well as one of the most beautiful due to the luxuriant exotic vegetation and the spectacular panorama of the Gulf of Salerno, is still growing. In fact, the seafront promenade winds its way through the entire city, reaching as far as the southern coast of Salerno. Gardens and pedestrian sidewalks are also present along other stretches of the city's waterfront, namely Lungomare Tafuri, Lungomare Marconi, Lungomare Colombo and the picturesque seafront of Porticciolo di Pastena. The pedestrian path is also accompanied by a cycle path for lovers of "green mobility".

Piazza Portanova is the access to the historic centre. The door, rebuilt in the eighteenth century, leads into the beautiful and scenic Piazza Flavio Gioia, known as the Rotonda due to the arched shape of the buildings that form the backdrop. In Roman times, villas and industrial establishments crowded the Portanova district, which today instead shows a marked commercial vocation. Piazza Portanova is in fact located between the beginning of via Mercanti and corso Vittorio Emanuele, the main shopping streets in Salerno. The square takes its name from the presence of a gate located at the beginning of via dei Mercanti, destroyed by a flood and then rebuilt "nova", to make way for Castel Terracena. The gate that until the 19th century closed the walls of the eastern border of the city is located on the side towards the sea, between Piazza Portanova and Piazza Flavio Gioia. It was built in 1754, to replace a previous one, by the master Ragozzino. At its top is a grandiose statue of St. Matthew, the patron saint and protector of the city, by the sculptor Francesco Pagano.

Fresh water fountain. In summer it is often closed