Strolling Corso Ovidio you cannot miss the windows of the confetti shops, packed with elaborate sculpted flowers — roses, daisies, bouquets, even animals — made entirely from sugar-coated almonds tied with ribbon and wire. This is Sulmona's most famous export, made here for centuries.
The traditional pieces are intended as wedding and christening favours, but small boxes of plain confetti are also sold by weight and travel well. Pelino is the historic name; Mario Pelino's confetti museum on the eastern edge of town is worth visiting if you have time. Several other shops along the Corso compete in elaborateness of their window displays.