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  • 19 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Festa, interviews and analyzes (tv-footage)

As always, we are happy to share some videos with the festivities of Lupa after the Palio on the Piazza and in the Duomo. Also some interviews after the Palio with mayor, captains and mossiere. Also the Giro della Vittoria…

Read MoreFesta, interviews and analyzes (tv-footage)
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 19 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 18 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Lupa triumphs in the Piazza and wins the Palio of August 16, 2024

The Contrada della Lupa with Dino Pes, known as Velluto on Benitos, won the Palio di Siena of August 16, 2024, dedicated to the Madonna Assunta. This was held on August 17 because of the rain the night before. The…

Read MoreLupa triumphs in the Piazza and wins the Palio of August 16, 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 18 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 17 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Lupa wins Palio August 16, 2024

Lupa with Velluto on Benitos wins August Palio 2024. More updates tomorrow. Update 18/8: full article

Read MoreLupa wins Palio August 16, 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 17 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 16 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Palio postponed to Saturday August 17, 2024

The Palio will take place tomorrow, Saturday 17th August, at 19:00. It was postponed due to the rain on 16th August during the Corteo Storico. The City Council of Siena decided this after a meeting tonight, Friday 16th August, with…

Read MorePalio postponed to Saturday August 17, 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 16 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 16 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Palio postponed

Because of the rain the Palio is postponed. More info will follow.

Read MorePalio postponed
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 16 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 16 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Tonight’s participants screened

The Palio of August 16, 2024 will be held tonight at 7:00 PM. We would like to provide an overview of the 10 participants. Who’s favorite? Who are the outsiders? And who are the unknowns? Favorites: With Tabacco they drew…

Read MoreTonight’s participants screened
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 16 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 16 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Watching the Palio tonight?

Just as last year, and this until 2025, the rights to broadcast the Palio are with La7 and not with the Rai. This obviously has consequences as it cannot be received in abroad. The new contract between the Consorzio Per…

Read MoreWatching the Palio tonight?
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 16 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 16 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

20,000 people eat in the streets of Siena

As you undoubtedly know, the evening before the Palio, every contrada eats together in the streets or squares in the contrada. This is called the Cena della Prove Generale. It is the last evening before the Palio, the longest night,…

Read More20,000 people eat in the streets of Siena
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 16 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 15 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Andrea Sanna gets nickname: Virgola

Selva has decided that debutant Andrea Sanna will be nicknamed Virgola (comma) at Piazza. He will make his debut on the horse Tabacco. Sanna, 26, jockey from Oliena, who has lived in Siena for nine years, was a pupil of…

Read MoreAndrea Sanna gets nickname: Virgola
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 15 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 13 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Valdimontone, Oca, Istrice and Selva enthusiastic

The allocation of the horses to the ten Contrade that will participate in the Palio di Siena on August 16, 2024 took place from 1:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, August 13. The mayor of Siena, Nicoletta Fabio, paired Contrade and horses…

Read MoreValdimontone, Oca, Istrice and Selva enthusiastic
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 13 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 13 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Report Batterie Tratta – 16 agosto 2024 (+ video)

This morning around 9 o’clock 5 batterie were driven in which 34 horses were tested. Criptha was medically declared unfit by veterinarians and was allowed to return home. Below images and report of each batteria. We expect, as always, that…

Read MoreReport Batterie Tratta – 16 agosto 2024 (+ video)
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 13 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
  • 12 August 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024

Technical sheets of the 35 horses of the tratta for the Palio of August 16, 2024

Below you can find the technical sheets of the 35 horses that will be allowed to participate in the Tratta tomorrow, August 13. In the year column you can find when the horses were born, under gender you will find…

Read MoreTechnical sheets of the 35 horses of the tratta for the Palio of August 16, 2024
  • Jan-Christiaan Gilliams
  • 12 August 2024
  • Palio 17 agosto 2024
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