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The Palio is not an easy experience for the outsider to navigate, but it is exciting and the participants will let you know when you can and can't join in. Just don't expect too many ps & qs and don't laugh (unless everyone else does). I'd go again tomorrow. Before and after Palio time, Siena weaves a somewhat gentler magic: the campo is just as stunning sans careering stallions, and the views of Chianti's rolling hills would enchant even the most world-weary traveller.
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A Day at the Races
When I heard you could now take a train to Lhasa I wondered, glumly, if there was any such thing as a forbidden city any more. In early July, and in mid-August, Siena is a battleground. The ci...
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