STEVE GASKIN PHOTOGRAPHY
  • Welcome
  • Projects 2022
    • Photo Challenge
    • Shadows
  • Features
    • Graffiti
    • LFI
    • Monochrome
    • Pictures with poems
    • Selective Colour
    • Severn Estuary Bridges
    • Sport >
      • Brands Hatch
      • Football
      • Junior Football
      • Husky Racing
      • Moto Cross
      • PORSCHE R16 CASTLE COMBE
    • Street Photography >
      • Bristol Protests
      • Decisive Moments
      • Picture Stories
    • Becca and Alex Wedding
    • The Forest Of Dean >
      • Autumn In The Forest
      • The Forest of Dean In Monochrome
      • Villages Of The Forest Of Dean
  • Charity Work
    • Mindfulness & Photography
    • CHARITY PHOTO BOOKS
    • Commercial
  • About
  • Blog
  • TIPEC and the North Yorkshire Moors
Picture

Siena

Siena is one of my favourite cities. We first visited in 1997 as an excursion during a Tuscany, Rome and Isle of Elba holiday. We have visited it twice since in 2013 and 2016. The architectiure is stunning and the atomsphere in the Piazza del Campo is magical. The historic centre of Siena has been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions and is famous for its cuisine, art, museums and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year. The Torre del Mangia when built was one of the tallest secular towers in medieval Italy, at 88 metres (289 feet) high. According to a legend Siena was founded by Senius and Aschius, the two sons of Remus. When they fled Rome they took the statue of She-wolf to Siena, which became a symbol of the town.

SIENA INFORMATION COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

Palio

Picture
The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as Il Palio) is a horse race that is held twice each year, on July 2 and August 16, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards. The Palio held on July 2 is named Palio di Provenzano, in honour of the Madonna of Provenzano, who has a church in Siena. The Palio held on August 16 is named Palio dell'Assunta, in honour of the Assumption of Mary.A magnificent pageant, the Corteo Storico, precedes the race, which attracts visitors and spectators from around the world. The race itself, in which the jockeys ride bareback, circles the Piazza del Campo, on which a thick layer of dirt has been laid, three times and usually lasts no more than 90 seconds. It is not uncommon for a few of the jockeys to be thrown off their horses while making the treacherous turns in the piazza, and indeed, it is not unusual to see unmounted horses finishing the race without their jockeys.
PALIO IAMGES COURTESY OF BLACKTOMATO.COM AND PALAZZORAVIZZA.IT
INFORMATION COURTESY OF Aysel Güler YOUTUBE
Back to Places

Picture
© STEVE GASKIN PHOTOGRAPHY 2019 - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Welcome
  • Projects 2022
    • Photo Challenge
    • Shadows
  • Features
    • Graffiti
    • LFI
    • Monochrome
    • Pictures with poems
    • Selective Colour
    • Severn Estuary Bridges
    • Sport >
      • Brands Hatch
      • Football
      • Junior Football
      • Husky Racing
      • Moto Cross
      • PORSCHE R16 CASTLE COMBE
    • Street Photography >
      • Bristol Protests
      • Decisive Moments
      • Picture Stories
    • Becca and Alex Wedding
    • The Forest Of Dean >
      • Autumn In The Forest
      • The Forest of Dean In Monochrome
      • Villages Of The Forest Of Dean
  • Charity Work
    • Mindfulness & Photography
    • CHARITY PHOTO BOOKS
    • Commercial
  • About
  • Blog
  • TIPEC and the North Yorkshire Moors