Palio di Siena 2nd July

WHAT IS THE PALIO?

The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as Il Palio) is a horse race that is held twice each year, on July 2 and August 16, in Siena. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards.

A magnificent pageant, the Corteo Storico, 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 dirt has been laid, three times and usually lasts no more than 90 seconds. It is not uncommon for a few of the jockeys to be thrown off their horses while making the treacherous turns in the piazza, and indeed, it is not unusual to see unmounted horses finishing the race without their jockeys.

Tuscany on a Budget offers a day trip from Florence on a private coach with expert local guides who are going to make your experience even better because they are going to share the secrets hidden behind the event that you will never find in a book or with any other foreign tour operator. During the trip to Siena the guides will also give you full information about the contrade, the best things to see in Siena before the race and usefull tips in order to survive to the crowd.

Included in the tour:

• Expert local guides
• Private coach from/back to Florence
• FREE and COOL  t -shirt of the event
• Usefull info of the event on board
• Maps of the city
• FUN, FUN, FUN!

If you wish to reserve extra a seat on the square to watch the race in full comfort, please contact us in advance for a quote but be ready to pay between € 150 up to € 500... the tickets are very expensive!

PALIO OF SIENA -2ndJuly

The Palio of Siena is a horse race held twice each year in Siena during which 10 horses and jockeys riding bareback as the Piazza is transformed into a dirt race track. Along with La Tomatina in Bunol, Spain and "Th...

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