Il Palio
Siena’s famous bareback horserace – Il Palio – is a highly charged, death-defying dash around the boundary of the city’s majestic Piazza del Campo. It’s also likely to be the most rabidly partisan event you’ll ever witness. The race itself takes only ninety seconds to complete, and the only rule is that there are no rules: practically any sort of violence toward rival riders or animals is permitted.
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