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By Tiernan Cutler Sun beating down as you stand shoulder to shoulder with thousands of screaming, crying and chanting fans all dawning brightly colored flags. You may think I’m describing your typical Italian soccer game, but guess again. You are in the midst of the oldest horse race in the world, the Siena Palio. Siena...
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I finally made it to my first Triple Crown horse race a few weeks ago, the Belmont Stakes, where I’ll Have Another did not have another. Since I chose the Europe life, I have yet to see the alleged spectacle my friends tell me is Preakmess (yes that is spelled correctly), or the old fashioned...
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Don’t miss out on Italy’s hidden treasure in Tuscany, the medieval horse race of Il Palio. Picture the Kentucky Derby … now sub the floppy hats for medieval garb and throw in a few thousand screaming Italians and you’ve got yourself the Siena Palio, one of the craziest horse races in all of the world....
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Bus2alps is riding to even more destinations for Summer 2011. This summer, we will be rolling out day trips to Siena’s famous horse race Il Palio, a Big Tuscan Wine Day, Perugia & Assisi, and Verona’s Opera. This is in addition to our already popular day trips to Cinque Terre, Venice, Naples, and Tivoli &...
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