The Il Palio di Siena is a horse race held twice a year, in July, then again in August. It happens in the Tuscan city of Siena.
Riccardo Brogi has written: 'Il palio di Siena' -- subject(s): Palio Festival, Siena, Italy, Palio di Siena
Lucio Pugliese has written: 'Siena e il suo Palio' -- subject(s): Comic books, strips, History, Palio Festival, Siena, Italy
The winning "contrada" (neighbourhood) receives the "Palio", a painted silk banner (there's a different one each time, painted by a different artist). The winning jockey usually gets very well paid by the contrada.
Alessandro Savorelli has written: 'L' aurea catena' -- subject(s): Historiography, Italian Idealism, Italian Philosophy 'Le carte Spaventa della Biblioteca nazionale di Napoli' -- subject(s): Biblioteca nazionale (Naples, Italy), Catalogs, Italian Manuscripts, Manuscripts 'Positivismo a Napoli' -- subject(s): History, Positivism 'Il palio di Siena e i suoi simboli' -- subject(s): History, Palio Festival, Siena, Italy, Social life and customs
Paolo Cesarini has written: 'Un uomo in mare' -- subject(s): Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1936, Italo-Ethiopian war, 1939-1945 'Il Palio' -- subject(s): Palio Festival, Siena, Italy, Social life and customs 'Donne frede e donne calde' -- subject(s): Description and travel 'Mohamed divorzia'
Erminio Jacona has written: 'Siena tra Melpomene e Talia' -- subject(s): History, Theater 'Il teatro di corte a Siena' 'Ai margini della stregoneria' -- subject(s): History, Inquisition, Italy Witchcraft
Armando Michettoni has: Played Giacomo Benincasa in "Caterina da Siena" in 1947. Played Prof. Dodd Canterbury in "La cittadella" in 1964. Performed in "Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca" in 1964. Played Un frate in "Vita di Dante" in 1965. Played Sesto deputato in "Il conte di Montecristo" in 1966.
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze was created in 1955.
Carlo Lucarelli has: Played himself in "Quelli che... il calcio" in 1993. Performed in "Il giardino del sonno" in 2002. Played Himself - Author in "Timeshift" in 2002. Played himself in "Segni particolari" in 2003. Played himself in "Visioni di Palio" in 2004. Played himself in "H.P. Lovecraft - Ipotesi di un viaggio in Italia" in 2004. Performed in "Il mistero di Lovecraft - Road to L." in 2005. Performed in "Le chiavi del mistero" in 2006.
"The prize" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase il palio. The masculine singular definite article and noun most famously reference bi-annual horse races of July 2nd and August 16th. The pronunciation will be "eel PA-lyo" in Italian.
Il sire di Vincigliata was created in 1913.