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Italy’s Earliest Horse Race Winds Siena Back to an Old World Bash

The frenzied Renaissance celebration would have been right at home in a Shakespeare play.

The following article, written by Marco Scurati, appears on Ozy.com

SHAKESPEARE WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS ITALIAN HORSE RACE

Historic celebration or collective madness? That is the question. Twice a year in Siena, Italy, families and friendships are consumed by love, hate and rivalries. Pranks and fights divide the historic city quarters.

The sacred coexists with the profane, the comedic with the tragic. The town is abuzz with fervency and trickery. All over a horse race.

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Piazza del Campo. The aerial view of people eagerly waiting for the Palio di Siena horse race in the square.

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