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And the winner is…

And the winner is…

by Melanie on 17. Aug, 2007 in Destinations, Festivals and Events, Siena, Tuscany

.flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Siena, Palio, originally uploaded by pedro prats. Contrada Leocorno won the second round of this year’s Palio. So they will have bragging rights until next July. Auguri! By the way, some spectators at the [...]

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One More Chance to See Siena’s Palio

One More Chance to See Siena’s Palio

by Melanie on 06. Jul, 2007 in Destinations, Festivals and Events, Siena, Tuscany

.flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } palio.siena, originally uploaded by muzungu. If you missed Siena’s Palio horserace, held on July 2, you are not out of luck. The Contrada dell’Oca, the winner of the first of this year’s races, has [...]

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