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call_me_rhia Says: The fountain of the Pisciarello, dating back to the 18th century, used to be right inside the town walls, where the Saint Anthony door once stood. It was used both by people and animals. Apparently the water coming from this fountain is very healthy and diutetic. I tasted...
the church and convent of Saint Anthony
call_me_rhia Says: La Chiesa e il Convento di Sant'Antonio (church and convent of Saint Anthony) is just outisde the village. It was built in 1590 next to an existing hospice for locals and travellers alike. Many different friars have lived in this convent - and at times it was even abondoned...
call_me_rhia Says: Santa Maria delle Grazie, Holy Mary the Merciful church used to be the home of a local fraternal order. No one knows when it was built, but evidence indicates that it existed already before the 16th century.There are two churches in Scanno with the same name... the old one...
museo della lana - wool museum
call_me_rhia Says: The wool museum is located in a small octagonal stone building, which once used to be a a slaughterhouse - and this slaughterhouse, in turn, was built using the stones that belonged to one of the three original access doors to the town.In this museum you can see how people...
call_me_rhia Says: One of the two important fountains in Scanno is the Fontana Sarracco, with two arched bodies: the one on the left, built in 1549, was reserved for animals only - while the one on the right was for people. In the people's part there are for distinct "taps" with four different...
call_me_rhia Says: Scanno used to be a wealthy mountain town, and its wealth can still be seen in the palaces and lodges all over town. One of the most beautiful of these is the lodge Case Roncone, with an amazing three-arched window.Arched windows - with two or three arches - were built on...
chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
call_me_rhia Says: The church of Saint John the baptist used to be the least interesting of all the Scanno churches and was probably built in the first hald of the sixteen century. I say "used to be" because it is now one of the most interesting ones - not for its original decorations, but for...
call_me_rhia Says: The only surviving door is the Porta della Croce (door of the Holy Cross): the other two doors (Porta Santa Maria - door of the Holy Mary, and Porta S. Antonio - door of Aaint Anthony) were destroyed at the turn of the century.It was likely built in the 15th century and it...
chiesa di santa maria della valle
call_me_rhia Says: In the small village of Scanno you can still see amazing palaces and churches in particular. There are 14 still standing, scattered all over town. You will see the most striking one as soon as you reach the village. It's in Piazza Santa Maria della Valle , and the church's...
l_riva_l Says: Fishing in the lake is reputed to be excellent although time constraints did not allow us to attest to this. The fish species present in the lake include the following:- TROUT (trota)- TENCH (tinca)- PERCH (persico reale)- ROACH (rovella)- RUDD (scardola)- CARP (carpa)-...
l_riva_l Says: Next to the town of Scanno is the beautiful lake by the same name. It is the largest lake of the region being 1.7 km in length and 700 m in width at its widest.
l_riva_l Says: Many of Sergio Leone's Italian westerns were filmed in the Abruzzo region. Who knows, maybe old Clint rode this slope.
Ristorante Gli Archetti: excellent and creative local food
call_me_rhia Says: I could rave for days about this tiny but delicious restaurant... it's a bit on the expensive side, but you will get to taste some interesting delicacies that can't be found anywhere else... like for instance a rice cooked with the precious (and locally produced) navelli...
call_me_rhia Says: Getting to Scanno is very easy, provided you don't travel on Sunday, when there's hardly any form of public transportation. Scanno's luck is that it's situated along the Pescara/Roma line - so there are many options to get there.You get the most connections either from Rome...
workshops in town: the art of the tombolo lace
call_me_rhia Says: There are still a couple of workshops in the old town, selling tombolo laces... abd a couple of old women doing it here and there - often on their doorsteps. I will not give you any address. it's best to just ask around... Tombolo lace, which is an art that dates back to...
call_me_rhia Says: Several old women in Scanno still wear the traditional costume, not for the tourists' sake but for their own comfort. Scanno's traditional costume is black and has two versions, one for every day business, and one for festive days.What is special about the costume is the...
call_me_rhia Says: This church, Santa Maria dell'Annunziata, is located 3 kilometres from the village of Scanno, along the shores of the Scanno Lake.... for this reason is better known as the church of the Madonna of the Lake.The history of this churhc is quite interesting... when Scanno...
call_me_rhia Says: About 3 kilometres away from the village of Scanno you can visit the beautiful lake Scanno... you can drive there or, better, walk there... the first part of the walk is along the road, but there is very little traffic - and once you reach the first cluster of houses outside...
call_me_rhia Says: Scanno is one of italy's best kept secrets: a stunning village located in the mountains, in the Abruzzo region. it's located in the Valle del Sagittario, at 1050 metres above sea level. The village is compact and full of traditional old stone houses, churches and fountains....
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