Jammed shoulder-to-shoulder in Siena ... Piazza del Campo. Skinny jockeys shimmer in the colors of the Siena neighborhood, or contrada, that each represents during the Palio, a raucous, bareback ...

The Palio di Siena, also known as the Palio di Provenzano, returns on 2 July 2025 in Piazza del Campo. This iconic bareback ...

Thousands of spectators gather in the Tuscan town of Siena for a bareback horse race through the main square. Twice a year, almost without fail since the mid-1600s, the Palio di Siena has been ...

Thousands of spectators gathered in the Tuscan city of Siena for a traditional bareback horse race around the main square. The Palio di Siena has been held in the Piazza del Campo in the centre of ...

Each summer, Siena, Italy ... bragging rights for the rest of the year. The actual race is short—the horses circle the Piazza del Campo three times, which usually takes less than 90 seconds.

TWICE EVERY SUMMER, Siena -- a picturesque medieval ... Three laps around the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo to claim glory for the contrada. As horse races go, this one may seem foolish.

It is one of the craziest, bloodiest, and most corrupt horse races on earth ... bareback chase one another three times around Siena's Piazza del Campo, the most beautiful medieval square in ...

Yet another postponement for the Palio di Siena ... Piazza del Campo. Around 6pm, from the three-light windows of Palazzo Pubblico, the green flag was displayed, announcing the suspension of the race.

Some had already spent three or four hours in the Piazza del Campo, patiently guarding ... of the one-kilometre bareback horse race known as the Palio di Siena. A collective groan went up at ...

Siena, Florence’s next-door neighbor, seems to be every Italy connoisseur’s pet town. More than a sum of places to see, Siena itself is the sight. Grab a gelato, join in the evening stroll ...

The sounds of thundering hooves and a roaring crowd have filled Siena's Piazza del Campo almost every year since the mid-1600s. The passion that surrounds the bareback horse race between riders ...

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