Siena, 2 July 2024 – A long day, which culminates with the career of the districts. On 2 July, the day of the Palio and Sienahe lived with his heart in his throat by the districts.
Twenty-four busy hours for the contradaioliwho in the evening will be thrilled by the three laps of the Campo Square of their horse and jockey. An appointment with a precise schedule and program, which are renewed from Palio to Palio.
The group of carabinieri on horseback, one of the moments that mark the hours preceding the Palio di Siena (Photo Lazzeroni)
But here are the schedules for the whole day. At 7.45 the Jockey’s Mass is held (officiated by His Eminence Cardinal and Archbishop Augusto Paolo Lojudice at the external Chapel of Palazzo Pubblico), while at 9 am the horses are scheduled to leave the Cortile del Podestà, with advance notice to 8.20 and the track will be cleared at 8.40, for the Provaccia.
At 3.30pm and 4pm the firecrackers will be fired for the first and second warning, then at 4.40pm the start of the clearing of the runway to allow the 17.15 the parade of the Carabinieri troop on horseback. Then at 17.20 the historical procession enters Piazza del Campo. At 19.30 the exit of the horses from the Cortile del Podestà for the Palio. The last access to Piazza del Campo from via Duprè is closed at 18.15. Considering that the horses will leave at 7:30 pm and that operations will then begin at the mossa, the Palio could have been run around 8 pm.
