The municipality of Scano was populated since prehistoric times as shown by the recoveries in its territory of Domus de Janas and Giant's graves the presence of numerous nuragic installations. In the Middle Ages the villa of Scano belonged to the curatoria of the Montiferro, in thegiudicato of Torres; in 1259, with the death of the giudicessa Adelasia, the curatoria was attached to thegiudicato of Arborea. In 1410 the villa passed to the Aragonese and in 1421 was included in the territories subjected to the Catalan Zatrillas family.
The town rises to the slopes of theMontiferru, in one of the healthiest zones of the island up to 380 metres (1,250 ft) above sea level, from which it is a few kilometers away. Built on the crater of an ancient volcano on basaltic rocks, its territory is spread on hills and valleys among which flow courses of water.
The highest mountain is "Sa Pattada", elevation 980 metres (3,220 ft).
The typical dish is thetimballa de arrosu, a timbale of rice with filled of meats and vegetables.
The cultivation of the olive trees and the grapevine offer a delicious oil and a very good wine. The bread and the sweets (amaretos, tiricas, pabassinos, bread of saba) is manufactured still with handicraft methods.
Among the cheeses is thecasizzolu of the montiferru, from the characteristic shape of pear, derived of the bovine milk and the "pilotu", the authentic cheese of Sardinian sheep.
