Palio di Siena 2022

The Palio di Siena is a horse race that is held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy.
Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours represent the various Sienese "contrade", or areas in which the city is divided,
challenge each other in a passionate horse race in the heart of the city in the Piazza del Campo.

A Palio ticket is required to access Siena's balconies, grandstands, windows.

Palio di Siena 2022

Buy Tickets for the Palio and experience a horse race like no other.

It's not just a race, it's a passion!

 

The second Palio takes place on the 16th August in the heart of the city in the Piazza del Campo in honor of the Virgin Mary's Assumption).

 

In the Palio, the various Sienese "contrade", or areas in which the city is divided, challenge each other in a passionate horse race in the heart of the city in the Piazza del Campo. 

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Synopsis

The Palio di Siena known locally simply as Il Palio is a horse race that is held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy.
Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards
challenge each other in a passionate horse race in the heart of the city in the Piazza del Campo.

The Palio held on 2 July is named Palio di Provenzano, in honour of the Madonna of Provenzano, a Marian devotion particular to Siena which developed around an icon from the Terzo Camollia.
The Palio held on 16 August is named Palio dell'Assunta, in honour of the Assumption of Mary.

Important Information/ Admission Rules

Minimum age to consider is 5 years.

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