ITA: Siena’s Holds Its Annual Palio Horseraces

SIENA, ITALY – JULY 2: Two standard bearers belonging to the Valdimontone (Ram), one of the seventeen contrade or neighboroods, perform the flag waving display during the historic procession before the Palio horse race, on July 2, 2004 in Siena, Italy. The Contrada of Giraffe with jockey, Alberto Ricceri, and horse, Donosu Tou, won the Palio. The city’s 17 separate Contrade or neighbourhoods vie to compete in the prestigious Palio race, which takes place at the end of a week of festivities which encourage huge support and fierce competition between the participants. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

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