Scanno is a village in Abruzzo.

Playtime in Scanno

Get in

There is a direct bus from Rome and another from Sulmona. There is also a road south towards the National Park of Abruzzo but no bus route.

See

Get away from the main road where the bus stops and then just wander in the narrow streets. There is a helpful regional information centre in Scanno (some English spoken) with maps and suggested walking tours of the town.

• 1 Lago di Scanno. (updated May 2018)

Do

There are watersports on Lake Scanno about two kilometres on the road to Sulmona.

Santa Maria dell'Annunziata or Madonna del Lago (built in the 1700s) is built into the rock on the side of the lake, with the road running underneath.

Eat

Scanno has a traditional chocolate and almond biscuit.