Photos online
The photos (ca. 600) have just been put online. Have fun with it. Our photo page can be found at foto.palio.be. Of course we also like to link to the gallery of the Palio...
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Website up-to-date
After the Palio of august 17 2022, the website now is fully updated. Enjoy your stay. We have made a page with all info about the august-Palio of 2022. The photos we made in Siena...
Leocorno triumphs with Tittia on August 17, 2022
The Contrada del Leocorno with Giovanni Atzeni detto Tittia on Violenta da Clodia, has won the August Palio. This was postponed one day after the rain on August 16. The Contrada di Pantaneto thus...
Leocorno wins Palio of August 17 2022
Leocorno just won the Palio of August 17 2022 with Tittia and Violenta Da Clodia. More updates will follow the next days
Palio delayed until tomorrow, August 17
Because of rain around 17h00 the Palio is delayed until tomorrow. Everthing will start at the same time. Buon Palio a Tutti
Tonight’s participants screened
Tonight at 7 pm the Palio of August 16, 2022 will be driven. We would like to give an overview of the 10 participants. Who is the favourite? Who are the outsiders? And who...
Watching the Palio tonight?
Just like in July, the Palio will not be on the Rai but on La7. They will, just like then, provide a stream via their website. It may be said that the image quality...
Giraffa names Federico Guglielmo : Tamure
Yesterday evening, at the cena della Prova Generale of Giraffa, Federico Guglielmo was nicknamed “Tamurè”. Tamurè is a Polynesian dance. Tamurè is derived from a well-known song of the contradaioli and is a tribute...
Chiocciola, Leocorno, Tartuca and Nicchio favorites after assegnazione
Yesterday, August 13 around 4.30 pm, the allocation of the horses for the August 16 palio was held in the Piazza. This was a few hours later than usual due to last night’s rainfall....
Drappellone of Andrea Anastasio revealed
Andrea Anastasio’s drappellone, made for the Palio on August 16, dedicated to the Assumption of the Madonna was presented on August 10 in the Cortile del Podestà of Palazzo Pubblico. The press unanimously agrees...
Report of the Prove di Notte
Below the reports of the two days of the Prove di Notte of the Palio of August 16, 2022.
32 horses will ride the tratta
Tomorrow at 9.00 five batteries will be ridden. The list of horses that will ride the tratta tomorrow has just been released. ABBASANTESA – Nicola Dessì ANI’ DE MARCHESANA – Brando Mariotti Bonucci ANTELIOS...