Alanno

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = alanno-Stemma.png official_name = Comune di Alanno
name= Alanno
region = Abruzzo
province = Pescara (PE)
elevation_m = 307
area_total_km2 = 32
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_total = 3683
population_density_km2 =115
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|42|18|N|13|58|E
frazioni =Alanno Stazione, Colle Grande, Costa delle Plaie, Oratorio, Prati, Sant'Agata Case, Sperduto, Ticchione
telephone = 085
postalcode = 65010
gentilic = Alannesi
saint =
day = February 3
mayor =Enisio Tocco
website = [http://www.comune.alanno.pe.it www.comune.alanno.pe.it]
mapx = 42.43
mapy = 13.97

Alanno is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

The first settlement of Alanno dates probably from the Lombard domination. Later it was a possession of the heirs of Ettore Fieramosca.

Main sights

The most important landmark of Alanno is the Renaissance church of "Santa Maria delle Grazie", built around 1485 to venerate a miraculous apparition of the Madonna. It is located 3 km outside the town. It has an elegant portal (1505) surmounted by a lunette with a fresco of the "Deposition". The single nave ends with an apse with frescoes attributed to Andrea De Litio's workshop (1522) and a 15th century triptych with "Madonna, Angels and Saints".The decoration of the interior is otherwise in Baroque style. The altar, finished in 1642, has a precious 15th century triptych with the "Madonna between St. Sebastian and a Holy Pope".

Other points of interest include the three towers, remains of the medieval walls, the 16th century church of St. Francis and the Wildlife Oasis of Alanno, characterized by numerous birds species and a rich river vegetation.