{"id":1927,"date":"2022-12-01T19:12:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/latoscane.net\/palio-de-sienne\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T14:37:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:37:18","slug":"palio-di-siena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/palio-di-siena\/","title":{"rendered":"Palio di Siena"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"palioThe Palio of Siena<\/strong> is a famous equestrian race that pits the different districts of the city (called the contrade<\/em>), whose origins date back to the medieval games, held on 2 July and 16 August.
\nIn the past, many Italian municipalities organized such horse competitions, and some have maintained the tradition until today.<\/p>\n

Historical overview<\/h2>\n

After various games and fights organized on the Piazza del Campo, including boxing matches, in the 16th century bufalate<\/em> are held, races on the back of bubalina cows. Then, these races were done on donkey before being on horse.
\nThe first modern palio took place around 1650 and was held only on 2 July. It was codified in the 19th century.<\/p>\n

The Palio today<\/h2>\n

In our time, the race takes place in the centre of Siena, around Piazza del Campo, twice a year, on 2 July (the Palio di Provenzano<\/em>, in honour of the Madonna di Provenzano) and 16 August (the Palio dell’Assunta<\/em>, in honour of Mary).
\nEach rider represents one of the city\u2019s 17 contrade<\/em>. The race is preceded by a large parade, attended by spectators from all over the world.
\nThe winner\u00a0contrada<\/em> is the one whose horse comes first after three laps of the Campo, with or without his rider. The race only takes about two minutes.<\/p>\n

Contrada banners<\/h2>\n\n\t\t