Palio di Siena 2018: appointment with Annalisa Bruchi at 18:50 on Rai2

Palio di Siena

only championships of the world in the summer of 2018; In fact, people suffering from allergies will be able to console themselves this afternoon with the Palio di Siena . The historical event will be broadcast live at 18.50 on Rai2 . The comment, entrusted for the fourth year in a row to the journalist Sienna Annalisa Bruchi will be enriched by filmed contributions and interviews, and will see the participation of Giovanni Mazzini, expert of medieval history . Directed by Andrea Biagini. In the contests the districts Chiocciola, Nicchio, Oca, Drago, Lupa, Istrice, Valdimontone, Tartuca, Leocorno, Giraffa. Winning the victory will depend very much on the horse's attribution, the choice of the jockey and the relationship established between the two. In the race there are three pairs of rival contrade and it will be necessary, for each one of them, to understand if it is more appropriate to commit to winning or to dedicate oneself to to prevent the victory of the rival.

It is recalled that the Palio race consists of 3 towers of the medieval square on a tuff track traced inside the ring above the hull. It starts from the Mossa, formed of 2 ropes in which are placed 10 circumscriptions in an order established by drawing lots. When the last enters, called the run-up, the front canape is lowered and the departure formalized. The Contrada obtains the victory whose horse, even without a jockey, arrives first at the end of the 3 laps. The prize consists of the Palio, or the drappellone which for centuries bears the image of Mary Most Holy revered in the church of Provenzano, the basilica in which the victorious Contradas immediately after the race go for thanksgiving. The creation of this edition of Palio of the Madonna di Provenzano was entrusted to Emilio Giannelli, draftsman and draftsman for more than sixty years.

The real race to award the Palio is preceded by a definite procession Historical Promenade with the participation of more than 600 figures representing the 17 Contrade and the institutions of the former Republic of Siena. The procession leaves from Piazza del Duomo in the early hours of the afternoon and crosses a few streets of the city center before ending in Piazza del Campo. Concluded the Palio of the Madonna di Provenzano the appointment will be renewed as usual August 16 with the Palio dell & # 39; Assunta long-awaited

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