The Contrada della Lupa (she-wolf) neighbourhood won the August Siena Palio on Saturday night.
Citizens of Contrada della Lupa get around jockey Dino Pes and Benitos. (Photo: ANSA)
Siena’s world-famous horse race took place after being postponed Friday due to a thunderstorm.
Jockey Dino Pes, nicknamed Velluto (Velvet), rode Benitos, winning the race dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption.
The Palio, meaning ‘banner’, dates back to the 13th century and is one of Italy’s most iconic tourist attractions as well as a deep-rooted tradition of the Tuscan city, which arouses deep intraurban rivalry.
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Eugene Ughetti has been working for months on his first edition as director of the Canberra Music Festival.
Juventus have survived a first half scare to come back and beat lowly Hellas Verona 2-0 and move into fourth place in Serie A.
Italy’s Prada is in talks to buy Versace from the US investor Capri Holdings for a price that could reach nearly 1.5 billion euros, Bloomberg has reported.
Italian high fashion starred on the red carpet at the 2025 Academy Awards on Sunday night.
Italian actress Eleonora Giorgi has died at the age of 71, her family said on Monday.
The Blue Ghost lander vehicle landed on the Moon Sunday with a key Italian-made navigation instrument aboard in what was the second Moon landing by a private vehicle.
Plastic confetti and streamers thrown at Carnevale pose a threat to public and environmental health because of their high plastic content, Italian doctors warned Sunday.
AC Milan have fallen further into crisis as an added-time penalty condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at home to Lazio.
Roma rose to eighth spot in Serie A with a 2-1 comeback win over 10-man Como that left the lakesiders in 13th place Sunday.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the Ukraine and European defence summit in London on Sunday.
