C OR M U N AND D I TO S C THE TO N O PROVINCE IN SIENA
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The Palio of the donkeys
the palio of the donkeys of Asciano Siena develops him every second Sunday of September and different regions among which ours the day before to the palio ago the propitiatory supper while the others remaining make her/it the Friday or the Thursday to the palio before... while there is always before the party of the regions to Asciano that the party of the nocino calls on Sundays....
As to arrive
to arrive to Asciano from the part south exit A1 tollgate of bettolle to take the link siena bettolle and to go out to rapolano, after having made 8 clays kms senesi we arrive to asciano
instead from the part north Exit A1 firenze Chartreuse to take the link siena firenze at the end of the bypass road of siena inboccare I join siena taverns and to go out to done rapolano 8 clays kms senesi we arrive to Asciano
As he develops:
the palio of the donkeys of Asciano him svoge from the end of the years 70 beginning 80 for precision from 79... the palio develops him that the day before to the palio the donkey is assigned Ascianese Corona to the seven regions of the territory, Raced, Plaza of the wheat, Lawn, Pergola, Calm, Station... once assigned the donkey you/he/she is brought in the stalls of the regions... waiting for the palio of the following day...
the palio develops him always departing with the historical parade some seven regions that it passes from the center of the country and it reaches the stadium where then he will race the palio the suits they are of medieval epocha... during the parade you/they are made three sbandierates in front of the building of the commune, in front of the Basilica of S. Agatha and finally in front of the galleries inside the stadium. before the palio once ended the sbandierata they begin the sketches that every region always invents sottoforma of satire... and then it arrives attends him palio. ...... and. ..... wins the best
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