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In recent years, we have increasingly relied on our App to follow the 4 giorni. This will be no different now. The App is now also becoming more and more integrated into this website through links and references on various…
Siena has two regional TV channels. In addition to Canale 3, there is also SienaTV. From august 11 till 17 , SienaTV will start a modified programming around the Palio. As in previous years, they will focus on many live broadcasts, supporting programs with analyses and some established formats dedicated to the Palio. You can follow them […]
Aquila, Onda, and Giraffa are the three Contrade drawn this evening, Sunday, July 5, at the City Hall on Piazza del Campo in Siena. These three Contrade, along with the seven automatically participating Contrade: Selva, Chiocciola, Oca, Nicchio, Lupa, Istrice, and Torre, will participate in the Palio on August 16, 2026, which is held in […]
This time places Anda and Bola fourth in the history of the Palio. It’s even 10 hundredths faster than Pytheos’s time on August 16, 1991 (fifth) and only 1 hundredth slower than Polonski’s legendary time on August 17, 2015, when…
As always, we’re happy to share some videos of the Valdimontone festivities after the Palio, in the Piazza and towards Via Dei Servi. We also feature some interviews after the Palio with many of the key figures. We’re also sharing…
The Contrada del Valdimontone won the August 2025 Palio thanks to a convincing gallop by Giuseppe Zedde, better known as Gingillo, and Anda and Bola. Pre-race predictions were confirmed, making the Servi duo among the favorites. It was a long…
Valdimontone just won the August 2025 Palio with Gingillo on Anda e Bola.
The Palio of August 16, 2025, will be held tonight at 7:00 PM. We’re happy to provide an overview of the 10 participants. Valdimontone is ready to seize its chance, while Aquila is a definite outsider. It’s a Palio with…
Just as the last couple of years the rights to broadcast the Palio are with La7. This obviously has consequences as it cannot be received in abroad. The new contract between the Consorzio Per La Tutela Del Palio Di Siena…
Around 1:00 PM this afternoon, the horses were assigned to the contrade for the Palio on August 16, 2025. Valdimontone with Anda e Bola, Leocorno with Diodoro, and Civetta with Benitos responded enthusiastically. Below is an overview of the 10…
Unlike previous years, as in july, we will no longer share the list of presented horses and their numbers and the composition of the batterie through our website. Given that the PalioApp that we developed is going live and will offer these…
Over the past years we wrote some short articles in which we provided more information about the organization of certain phases of the tratta and the prove. We notice that it remains important to continue sharing these. That is why…