Built on three hills and surrounded by a wall, Siena, in central Italy, boasts a historic charm with homes over 700 years old still inhabited. Twice a year in the Piazza del Campo, the Palio di Siena ...

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This July, the world-famous Palio di Siena returns — also known as the Palio di Provenzano. Held every year on 2 July in Piazza del Campo, this iconic bareback horse race draws thousands of spectators ...

A minute and a quarter was all it took – 77 seconds to be precise – but it was the most exhilarating, terrifying and triumphant spectacle I've ever witnessed. You can keep your cup finals and your ...

The Palio di Siena has officially begun, and the Contrada of Oca has won the competition dedicated to the Madonna of Provenzano. Giovanni Atzeni, known as Tittia, is the jockey who led the horse ...

It’s perhaps Italy’s most famous annual sporting event. But Siena’s Palio is as much about pageantry, civic identity and Sienese pride as it is about a bareback horse race that lasts, on average, just ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Siena is a touristic town in Italy known for ...