Spectators leave after the suspension of the horse race Palio in Siena, Italy, Aug. 16, 2022. The horse race Palio has been postponed to Aug. 17 due to the rain. The historical horse race Palio is ...

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The Palio di Siena, one of Italy's oldest horse races. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP The Palio di Siena is a twice-annual festival that sees the Tuscan city's various districts compete in a bareback ...

In the gorgeously preserved Tuscan hill town of Siena, Italy, the Middle Ages seem to survive in the architecture and in the civic spirit. The city is known both for its pride and for its independent ...

Thousands of spectators gather in the Tuscan town of Siena for a bareback horse race through the main square. Twice a year, almost without fail since the mid-1600s, the Palio di Siena has been held in ...

Participants pass the Casato curve in front of spectators during the traditional Palio horse race (Il Palio) in Siena in 2011. Il Palio is held twice a year in the Tuscan city of Siena, in which ...

Spectators gather in the Piazza del Campo before the Palio in Siena, Italy, July 3, 2025. Palio in Siena, or "Palio di Siena" in Italian, is a historical horse race held twice a year in Siena since ...

Thousands of spectators gather in the Tuscan town of Siena for a bareback horse race through the main square. Twice a year, almost without fail since the mid-1600s, the Palio di Siena has been held in ...

Siena's Palio is a twice-annual festival that sees the Tuscan city's various districts compete in a medieval-themed bareback horse race. Dating back to the sixth century, this is one of Siena's most ...