The Palio lasts four days, each of which is marked by several exciting phases. It is possible to participate in a complete itinerary, in which to savor the atmosphere of the city and share the unique experience of the Palio di Siena with the Sienese. During the three days preceding the race you can attend the Test Races, participate in dinners in the Contrada set up along the city streets, listen to the popular songs that characterize different districts, attend the sacred processions, ceremonies, the traditional blessing of the horse, the Historic Walk and the extraordinary dinner of the General Rehearsal, the propitiatory dinner that each Contrada organizes the evening before the Race.
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FOOD AND WINE
Read moreWe are convinced that it can be thoroughly understood a place only using all the senses, including taste and smell. Nothing like food and wine traditions can tell about a land and its people. Our experiences predict true and its own taste itineraries provide real taste experiences through visits to Tuscan producers, prestigious wineries or small farms with tastings of wine, beer, oil, cheese and local products. For those who love to fully discover traditions, and try their hand at the art of cooking, we offer Tuscan cooking courses and truffle hunts, to reveal the secrets and recipes that will be tasted at the end of the activities. -
DINNER ON THE TERRACE
Read moreWe can organize an exclusive day in Siena with an aperitif, lunch or dinner at sunset on a tower from the 1200s or inside a noble palace. -
THE PALIO ALL YEAR ROUND
Read moreWith us in Siena you can experience the Palio all year round! We organize private visits to the most important Contrada Museums, exclusive dinners in the Contrada hosted by the greatest exponents and accompanied by famous jockeys from the present or the past. We also organize visits to the jockey stables and horseback riding in the splendid Sienese hills. -
SPORT AND TOURISM IN NATURE: OUR EXCURSIONS IN TUSCANY
Read moreAccompanied by authorized environmental guides we will show you the most natural and unspoiled side of Tuscany. We can organize for you horseback riding, naturalistic excursions, bicycle tours (for beginners or experts) and trekking in the most significant places in our region: in the mountains, along the Chianti and Val d'Orcia hills, in the Crete Senesi and in the Maremma nature reserve. We organize rafting on the Elsa and Arno rivers, truffle searches with expert truffle hunters and falcon hunting. During all sporting activities it is possible to take advantage of the picnic service based on typical local products.