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The Palio di Siena (Italian: [ˈpaːljo di ˈsjɛːna]; known locally simply as Il Palio; from Latin pallium) 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 seventeen contrade , or city wards, in a tradition dating back ...
The Palio di Asti (or Palio Astese in its most archaic nomenclature) is a traditional Italian festival of medieval origin that culminates with a bareback horse race. The race has been run each year since the 13th century. [1] The earliest record, cited by Guglielmo Ventura, [2] dates from the third quarter of the 13th century. It has taken ...
Palio is a 2015 British documentary film. Filmed in Siena , Italy , the film documents Palio di Siena , the oldest continually run horse race in the world that is held twice each year. [ 1 ] It is directed by Cosima Spender , and produced by James Gay-Rees and John Hunt.
YouTube video showing the Corteo Storico for Palio Di Siena on 2 July 2007; YouTube video showing the Carroccio for PALIO DI SIENA 2 July 2007; YouTube video showing the start of the parade from via San Pietro towards The Piazza del Campo - 2 July 2007; www.jacopodellatorre.com information on how to best follow the Historical Parade
The Regatta of the Historical Maritime Republics (or Palio of the Historical Maritime Republics) is a sporting event of historical re-enactment, established in 1955 with the aim of recalling the rivalry of the most famous Italian maritime republics: those of Republic of Amalfi, Republic of Pisa, Republic of Genoa and Republic of Venice, during which four rowing crews representing each of the ...
Michael Johnson’s new track league has struck a media deal for Peacock to stream all the action live and The CW to broadcast the weekend races during the four events in 2025. The Grand Slam ...
Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a comune against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate some event or tradition of the Middle Ages and thus often involve horse racing , archery , jousting ...
The 22-year-old Smith has started three Cup races, including a 15th-place showing in the 2023 summer race. Martin Truex Jr. Truex retired from full-time competition last season , but the 2017 Cup ...