News Bulletin: IL PALIO - horse race in Siena, Italy
Going to be near Sienna in July or August? Don't miss Il Palio!The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as Il Palio) is a horse race held twice each year on July 2 and August 16 in Siena, Italy, in which ten horses and riders, dressed in the appropriate colors, represent ten of the seventeen Contradas, or city wards.The exciting race, in which the jockeys ride mixed-breed horses bareback, involves