Palio di Siena
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The Palio di Siena is a horse race held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventee
Horse and jockey (fantino) turning a bend of the race course at Piazza del Campo
Palio alla tonda, 1633, by Bernardino Capitelli
The carroccio of Siena during the Corteo Storico procession preceding the Palio of August 2006
View of the Piazza del Campo, where the Palio is run
Piazza del Campo
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Piazza del Campo is the main public space of the historic center of Siena, a city in Tuscany, Italy. Its name comes from the Italian word campanilismo, which translates to "local pride" and campanile
Palio di Siena
…Palio, precedes the race, which attracts visitors and spectators from around the world. The race itself, in which the jockeys ride bareback, circles the Piazza del Campo, on which a thick layer of earth has been laid. The race is run for three laps of the piazza and usually lasts no more than 90 seconds. It is common…
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Gores of brick paving laid out to resemble a shell, viewed from the Torre del Mangia
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