We're back in our little studio in the Arno valley after almost three weeks in London, where I finally had the chance to spoil my 18-month-old nephew, which I had only seen once due to the pandemic. This gave me the chance to think about my homeland and to appreciate how many beautiful things and charming traditions can be found literally everywhere. To show that this is no empty bragging, think about the fact that a few miles from my home there is a town that has been organising for centuries a horse race that has nothing to envy to the world-famous Palio in Siena. Rather then in the heat of the summer, the Palio delle Contrade in Buti is held every year in the third Sunday of January. The seven contrade of the small town each have their horses and jockeys run a half-mile in-line course up the hill to claim a silk banner painted by a local artist. There are many traditions and culinary delicacies linked to this historic festival, the first of the year when it comes to traditional horse races. Yet I've never even bothered to show up to see what the fuss was all about. Listen this episode to learn everything there is to know about the winter Palio up the hill and the charming town that hosts it. If you want to let us know what you think about this episode and this podcast in general, drop us a line in our social media accounts. Every feedback is greatly appreciated:
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LINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://www.lanazione.it/pontedera/cronaca/palio-buti-1.7185576
https://magazine.dooid.it/destinazioni/toscana/palio-delle-contrade-citta-di-buti-dooid/
https://www.paliodibuti.eu/il-palio/storia/
https://necrologie.iltirreno.gelocal.it/news/24345
https://www.pisatoday.it/cronaca/cavallo-morto-palio-buti-2016-cause.html
http://lanazione.campionatodigiornalismo.it/lanazione-archivio-20182019/2019/03/19/il-palio-di-buti-antico-ma-attuale/
https://fondoambiente.it/luoghi/castel-tonini?ldc
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palio_di_Buti

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