About L’Orrido di Sant’Anna
L’Orrido di Sant’Anna pertained to the name of a church by the hamlet of Traffiume, which belonged to the larger town of Cannobio. We were also led to believe in the literature (and in our DK guidebook
Well, it turned out that the waterfalling aspect of this attraction might be a little far-fetched. We did notice a pair of rather obscure waterfalls on small, temporary tributary streams downstream from the church itself (one of which is shown in the photograph at the top of this page). Other than that, however, we saw a glimpse of a very small cascade further upstream from the medieval bridge adjacent to the church, but the view was overgrown and it the “waterfall” looked more like normal rapids than anything significant. So it could be an instance of inaccurate information being circulated about.
Nonetheless, just by coming here under the pretense of waterfalling, it allowed us to experience perhaps the most charming town on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Cannobio. The town featured a picturesque waterfront as well as a few blocks of attractive cobblestone arcades and the usual clock tower.
As for the waterfall itself, there was a short path that descended from a viewing terrace right in front of the church (chiesa) to the river’s banks where we suspected it might be a bit of a place to cool off in the Summer. The bridge spanning the gorge directly below (called the Avostana Bridge) was believed to be built in the 12th century. The historic church probably followed not much longer thereafter. Overall, this walk probably took us about 30 minutes away from the car.
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