““You’re standing in a square in a medieval town, staring awestruck at the many flags and banners that decorate the surrounding buildings. Suddenly, the sound of hooves echoes around you. Young jockeys, riding horses bareback, race around the square, or piazza, three times. The prize is a silk flag, the Palio. This is part of an eight-hundred-year-old festival that is held twice each summer in the town of Siena.””
