Perugia

Saint Michael Palio

09/17/2016 – 09/25/2016, Gualdo Tadino (PG)

Three days of celebration, the reading of the announcement at the opening of the exhibition of the flag wavers taverns on Friday, the wonderful historic Saturday parade, the races and the Sunday celebration.
Look in detail the program of the three days the “hottest” of the year.
Real reworkings of ancient races, alternating in four phases (detailed here):
first donkey with lots of charioteer and brakeman, time trial run through the ring of the old town.
The second game is to hit with a slingshot a ceramic plate depicting the heart of the witch.
Third, archery, has targeted a board of concentric circles.
The fourth race that is the most beautiful and compelling, sometimes decisive, involves the simultaneous cavalcade of the four donkeys sleeping.
It’s at the finish line of this that the allocation of the palio has no more doubts …

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