Artistic flower displays, over 30 thousand attendees

Over 30 thousand visitors for the artistic flower displays alone. Crowds, despite the uncertain weather, for the closing of the thirtieth edition of the Palio di San Giovanni. Porta Cervara won the award for best artistic flower display. The ranking sees Porta Pisana in second place, Porta del Piano in third place and Porta del Borgo in fourth place. Yesterday afternoon, on the day of the patron saint, the “palio dei munelli” was staged in a reduced form in Piazza del Comune with only the blacksmith and his batting team. Porta Cervara won, followed by Borgo, Piano and Pisana. “It was necessary to run the race with maximum safety for the athletes and therefore we decided not to let minors run on slippery ground with the risk of falls”, explained the president of the Palio body, Sandra Girolametti. In the afternoon, at 6pm, the Pontifical in the Cathedral with the procession to the saint, at 10pm the donation of the watermark to the city of Fabriano and the highly anticipated Maglio challenge. “In recent days the Palio has entered the heart of the festival – remarked the president Girolametti –. Historical procession, popular games, choirs and a day dedicated to San Romualdo have seen an interested and happy city with events that follow one another without stopping. Despite the choice not to send the European matches to the streets, even last night at the talk show on the thirty years of Palio entertained by the Marchigiano Voice Actor there was a large participation of the citizens. Then in these hours the grand finale with ceremonies, medieval villages and challenges The historic hosteries keep up with the sold-out event at the medieval evening and a great turnout every evening. I see kids having fun with discretion and this makes me very happy to participate in these latest events to wait a long year before rediscovering the medieval climate of Fabriano dei Chiavelli”. “Today (yesterday, ed.), the Maglio challenge even if there will be a match – adds Girolametti –. We couldn’t postpone it for safety reasons, but we will try to wait a few more minutes to let out even the last and most ardent player I’m an Italy fan and I also hope to celebrate all together.” “The Palio di San Giovanni is Fabriano – said the mayor Daniela Ghergo –. Four doors, symbol of the city’s identity, which challenge each other in the name of tradition and the rediscovery of the most ancient roots. The winner is the entire city of Fabriano with volunteers, extras, organizers, who have been working for months on the success of this special edition, the thirty-year anniversary”.