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Ambrosione returns as Mossiere
After yesterday’s estrazione, the captains agreed to reinstall Ambrosione as Mossiere. Fabio Magni, who was already Mossiere between 2016 and 2018, will be vice-mossiere again.
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Onda, Selva and Chiocciola drawn for August palio 2022
Yesterday evening, Sunday July 10, Onda, Selva and Chiocciola were added to Tartuca, Lupa, Giraffa, Civetta, Leocorno, Nicchio and Valdimontone who were already allowed to participate. We see three rivalries in the Piazza del Campo: Chiocciola-Tartuca, Civetta-Leocorno and Nicchio-Valdimontone. In…
Sunday July 10: estrazione delle contrade for Palio of August 16, 2022
On Sunday, July 10 at 7 p.m., the draw of the Contrade will take place. The we will know who will participate in the Palio on August 16, alongside Tartuca, Lupa, Giraffa, Civetta, Leocorno, Nicchio and Valdimontone. The flags of…
Painters drappelloni Palii 2022
The city of Siena has confirmed the 2 painters for the Palios of July and August 2022. Emma Sergeant will paint the drappeloni of July 2, Andrea Anastasio will do the same for the August 16 Palio. The appointment of…
August Palio canceled
Today, the city council of Siena decided to cancel the Palio of August 16, just as last year, because of the pandemic. It will be ridden in 2022. The only way to see horses in the Piazza this year will…
Palio canceled in July, low probability of the August Palio
Yesterday afternoon, Mayor De Mossi proposed a resolution in the city council to cancel the Palio of July 2 due to the restrictive measures that the pandemic entails and which means that the state of emergency in Italy will last…
Palio’s 2021 postponed to dates to be determined
The decision was made after this morning’s meeting in the Italo Calvino room of Santa Maria della Scala between Mayor De Mossi, captains and Priors of the 17 contrade. Pending a new evaluation of the pandemic, not only in Siena…
Official: Palios 2020 canceled
This afternoon, around 12 o’clock, a meeting was scheduled to decide on the 2020 Palios. The mayor, the Priors, the dean and vice dean of the captains were present. On April 1st they decided to postpone the Palios to August…
Palio 2020: new dates are August 22 and September 26, although the final decision will be made between May 10 and May 15
Yesterday, April 1, the mayor, the rettore and the magistrato delle contrade, the 17 priors as well as the deans and vice deans of the captains gathered at the town hall in the Sala delle Lupa. They came together to…
Palio 2020: on the way to procrastination?
Yesterday, March 25, Mayor De Mossi addressed the press. Among other things, he spoke about the Palio. First, he emphasized that at a time like this, people’s health is the most important thing. Everything else, including whether or not to…