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Palio is the name given in
Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''
comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate some event or tradition of the
Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...
and thus often involve
horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...
,
archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting ...
,
jousting Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism. The term is derived from Old French , ultim ...
,
crossbow A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an Elasticity (physics), elastic launching device consisting of a Bow and arrow, bow-like assembly called a ''prod'', mounted horizontally on a main frame called a ''tiller'', which is hand-held in a similar f ...
shooting, and similar medieval sports. Once purely a matter of local rivalries, many have now become events that are staged with an eye to visitors and foreign tourists. The
Palio di Siena The Palio di Siena (; known locally simply as ; from Latin ) is a horse race held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback (the horses, not the riders) and dressed in the appropriate colours, re ...
is the only one that has been run without interruption since it started in the 1630s and is definitely the most famous all over the world. Its historical origins are documented since 1239 even though the version seen today was the final evolution of races held from the second half of the 16th century. In 1935, Italian Prime Minister
Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who, upon assuming office as Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister, became the dictator of Fascist Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 un ...
sent out an official declaration that only the one of Siena could bring the designation of Palio. All other horse races held in various parts of Italy are actually just modern reenactments. After the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, nevertheless, many other palios arose throughout the various regions of Italy. Here is an incomplete list:


Italian Palios


Palios with horse races


Tuscany

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Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Bientina Bientina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany. History The toponym Bientina is attested the first time in 793 as Blentina and probably comes from the Etruscan name Plitine. Geography Terri ...
, third Sunday of July *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of Buti in honor of St. Anthony the Abbot, * Palio di Castel del Piano of
Castel del Piano Castel del Piano is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of Province of Grosseto in the Tuscany, central Italy. History The area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for th ...
, racing on 8 September *
Palio delle Contrade Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
, in
Faella Faella is a frazione of Pian di Scò in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km southeast of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Arezzo, in the Valdarno. Faella borders the following municipalities: ...
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Palio dei Rioni di Castiglion Fiorentino Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
the third Sunday of June *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Casole d'Elsa Casole d'Elsa kaːzoleis a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about west of Siena. Main sights The church of ''San Niccolò'', of Romanesque arc ...
, Second Sunday of July *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Piancastagnaio Piancastagnaio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena. It is located on the Monte Amiata slopes. The main attractions include the ...
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Palio di Fucecchio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
, at the end of May *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Montelaterone Montelaterone () is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 283.Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Monticiano Monticiano is a town and ''comune'' on the right bank of the Val di Merse, Province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is situated on the Colline Metallifere. One of its ''frazione, frazioni'', Bagni di Petriolo, is popular for its Therma ...
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Palio di Siena The Palio di Siena (; known locally simply as ; from Latin ) is a horse race held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback (the horses, not the riders) and dressed in the appropriate colours, re ...
, race is held on 2 July and 16 August *
Palio della Costa Etrusca Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
in San Vincenzo (suspended) *
Palio del Valdarno Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
, a
Faella Faella is a frazione of Pian di Scò in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km southeast of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Arezzo, in the Valdarno. Faella borders the following municipalities: ...
, in
Pian di Scò Pian di Scò is a ''frazione'' (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about northwest of Arezzo, in the Valdarno. It was a separate commune until 2014, when it was mer ...
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Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
in
Pian di Scò Pian di Scò is a ''frazione'' (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about northwest of Arezzo, in the Valdarno. It was a separate commune until 2014, when it was mer ...
, on 7 August *
Palio delle Bandiere e dei Territori Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
in
Follonica Follonica () is a town and ''comune'' (township) of province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, on the Gulf of Follonica (''Golfo di Follonica''), about northwest of the city of Grosseto. History It was founded in 1834 by Grand Duke Le ...
* Palio di San Luca in
Impruneta Impruneta is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Florence, in the Italian region of Tuscany. The population is about 15,000. Name and production The name Impruneta is derived from ''inprunetis'' meaning "within the pine woods", and ...
in October


Lazio

* Corsa a vuoto of
Ronciglione Ronciglione (; locally ) is a in the province of Viterbo, in the Italian region of Latium, about from Viterbo. The city is located in the Cimini mountains, over two tuff scarps, on the southeastern slope of the former volcano crater now housin ...
, a Carnival feast. In August * Palio del Tirreno of
Maccarese Maccarese is a locality in Lazio, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Metropolitan City of Rome. Its administration is divided between the Municipalities of Rome (Maccarese Nord (zone of Rome), Maccarese Nord) and Fiumicino, of which ...
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Fiumicino Fiumicino () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). It is known for being the site of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the ninth-b ...
, not held in 2008. *
Palio Madama Margarita Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
di
Castel Madama Castel Madama is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio, located about east of Rome. International relations Castel Madama is twinned with: * Oudenaarde Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oud ...
, every second Sunday in July * Palio dell'Arcata in
Acquapendente Acquapendente is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio (Italy). Acquapendente is a centre for the agricultural production of vegetables and wine, and has a tradition of pottery craftsmanship. Its ''frazione'' of Torre Alfina is ...
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Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Bomarzo Bomarzo is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Viterbo (Lazio, Central Italy), in the lower valley of the Tiber. It is located east-northeast of Viterbo and north-northwest of Rome. History The city's current name is a derivation of ...
* Palio del Tributo in
Priverno Priverno is a town, ''comune'' in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy. It was called ''Piperno'' until 1927. It has a station of the Rome-Naples railway mainline. Nearby is the Monti Lepini chain. It was the birthplace of the canonist R ...
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Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Tolfa Tolfa is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy; it lies to the ENE of Civitavecchia by road. It is the main center in the Monti della Tolfa, an extinct volcanic group between Civitavecchia a ...
last Sunday in August *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of Sacrofano, Second Sunday in September * Corsa of
Formello Formello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. It is located southwest of the Monti Sabatini, within the Regional Park of Veii. The communal territory sits on large deposits of tuff, which is intensively mined i ...
, on 10 August * Palio di San Matteo, on 22 September * Corsa al Fantino in Capranica * Corsa in
Campagnano di Roma Campagnano di Roma is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio, Latium, located about northwest of Rome. It was first mentioned in 1076, having been carved out of the grea ...
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Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of Selci in September * Corsa of
Monterosi Monterosi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located about 30 km (18,64 mi) north of the Grande Raccordo Anulare of Rome, about 40 km (24,85 mi) south of Viterbo. Geography M ...
, on 15 September * Carosello Storico dei Rioni of Cori, in June and July * Pallio della Carriera in
Carpineto Romano Carpineto Romano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome. It is the birthplace of Pope Leo XIII. Carpineto Romano borders the following municipalities: Bassian ...
( RM). * Palio delle Quattro Porte – Vallecorsa


Lombardy

* Palio della Valle Olona *
Palio di Legnano The Palio di Legnano (; known locally simply as ''Il Palio'') is a traditional event generally held on the last Sunday of May in the city of Legnano, Italy, to recall the Battle of Legnano held on 29 May 1176 by the Lombard League and the Holy R ...
, Last Sunday in May * Palio di S.Pietro at
Abbiategrasso Abbiategrasso, formerly written Abbiate Grasso. (local ; ), is a ''comune'' and town in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy, situated in the Po River, Po valley approximately from Milan and from Pavia. Twin towns Abbi ...
* Palio degli Asini in Premosello *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of
Rho Rho (; uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ or ; or ) is the seventeenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 100. It is derived from Phoenician alphabet, Phoenician letter resh . Its uppercase form uses the same ...
, Second Sunday in October * Palio di Avucat at
Caponago Caponago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Caponago borders the following municipalities: Agrate Brianza, Cambiago, Pessano con Bornago, Carugat ...
, second Sunday in September


Piedmont

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Palio di Asti The Palio di Asti (or ''Palio Astese'' in its most archaic nomenclature) is a traditional Italy, Italian festival of Middle Ages, medieval origin that culminates with a bareback horse race. The race has been run each year since the 13th century. ...
, every third Sunday in September * Palio dei Borghi of
Fossano Fossano () is a town and ''comune'' of Piedmont, Northern Italy. It is the fourth largest town of the province of Cuneo, after Cuneo, Alba and Bra. It lies on the main railway line from Turin to Cuneo and to Savona, and has a branch line to Mon ...
, at the end of June * Palio storico dei Borghi di Avigliana, at
Avigliana Avigliana (; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy, with 12,129 inhabitants as of 1 January 2023. It lies about west of Turin in the Susa valley, on the motorway going from Turin to ...
, Third Sunday in June *
Palio di Druento Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
, at
Druento Druento is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Druento is located in a hilly-plain territory, between the Givoletto mountains and the Turin plain. Attrac ...


Sardinia

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Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
* Palio dei Comuni of
Fonni Fonni () is a town and ''comune'' in Sardinia, in the province of Nuoro (Italy). It is the highest town in Sardinia, and situated among fine scenery with some chestnut woods. Fonni is a winter sports centre with a ski lift to Monte Spada and Bru ...
, First Sunday in June * Palio dei Comuni of
Goceano The Goceano () is a historical and geographical region of center-north of Sardinia island, Italy. It covers a surface of 480 km2 and has a population of 13,000 inhabitants (27 inhabitants/km2). It is located inside the Province of Sassari, ...
* Palio "Sas Carrelas", at
Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( ), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned voca ...
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Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of
Sassari Sassari ( ; ; ; ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 120,497 inhabitants as of 2025, and a functional urban area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, it contains ...


Umbria

* Palio (Giostra) del Giglio at
Monteleone d'Orvieto Monteleone d'Orvieto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most ...
, 16 August * Palio di Nera Montoro in September


Veneto

* Palio di Feltre First Sunday in August. Horse race and Archery contest * Palio dei 10 Comuni del Montagnanese, at
Montagnana Montagnana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Padova, in Veneto (northern Italy). Neighbouring communes are Borgo Veneto, Casale di Scodosia, Urbana, Bevilacqua, Pojana Maggiore, Pressana, Minerbe and Roveredo di Guà. , the popul ...
, first Sunday in September *
Palio delle contrade di Monselice Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
Second and Third Sunday in September.


Marche

* Palio dell'Assunta di
Fermo Fermo (; ancient: Firmum Picenum) is a town and ''comune'' of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo. Fermo is on a hill, the Sabulo, elevation , on a branch from Porto San Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway. History The oldest huma ...
, on 15 August *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of
Montegiorgio Montegiorgio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italy, Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno. Montegiorgio borders the following municipalities: Belmonte Piceno, Faleron ...
* Palio of Sant'Emidio also called ''Quintana'' in
Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italy, Italian region of Marche. Geography The town lies at the confluence of the Tronto, River Tronto and the small Castellano (river), River Castell ...
* Corsa del Drappo in Loreto, on 7 September * Contesa della Margutta a
Corridonia Corridonia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche.It is located about south of Ancona and about southeast of Macerata. Corridonia was called, until 1931, Pausula which was later changed by Benito ...
, early September * Palio della miniera di zolfo di Cabernardi, early August * Palio dei Castelli in
San Severino Marche San Severino Marche is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. History From prehistory to Roman age The oldest remains of human ...
, early June


Emilia-Romagna

* Palio di Ferrara, Last Sunday in May * Palio del Maggio, at
Savigno Savigno is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Valsamoggia in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emil ...
in May *
Palio delle contrade Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
in
San Secondo Parmense San Secondo Parmense ( Sansecondino: or ; Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about northwest of Parma Parma (; ) is a city in t ...
* Palio di Parma, * Palio del Niballo, at
Faenza Faenza (, ; ; or ; ) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna. Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed earthenware pottery, known ...
* Palio di Giovecca, at Giovecca *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Mordano Mordano ( or ) is a town and ''comune'' in Emilia Romagna (Italy), situated in the province of Bologna. The municipality is organized in two major villages: ''Mordano'' and ''Bubano''. History An intense activity of centuriation was performed by t ...


Sicily

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Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of Butera *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Piazza Armerina Piazza Armerina (Gallo-Italic of Sicily: ''Ciazza''; Sicilian: ''Chiazza'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Enna of the autonomous island region of Sicily, southern Italy. History The city of Piazza (as it was called before 1862) developed ...
, 11 to 13 August * Palio dell'Ascensione in
Floridia Floridia (; ; from Latin "day of Flora" or the adjective ''floridus'' "florid") is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). Geography Floridia lies west of Syracuse. Its principal industries are agriculture, livesto ...
* Palio di San Vincenzo, in
Acate Acate ( Sicilian: ''Acati'' or ''Vischiri'') is a small town and ''comune'' in the south of Sicily, Italy, part of the province of Ragusa. It is located in the Dirillo River valley, from Ragusa. Until 1938 it was called Biscari, and its hist ...


Basilicata

* Palio di Sant'Antonio abate in
Pignola Pignola is an Italian town in the province of Potenza in Basilicata. It borders to the east with Anzi, to the south-west with Abriola, to the west with Tito and to the north with Potenza Potenza (, ; ; , Potentino dialect: ''Putenz'') is a ...
, on 17 January, a race with Horses, donkeys and mules


Abruzzo

* Palio della Giostra Cavalleresca in
Sulmona Sulmona (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of L'Aquila, in the Italy, Italian region of Abruzzo. It is located in the Valle Peligna, a plain once occupied by a lake that disappeared in prehistoric times. In the ancient era, it was ...
Last Saturday and Sunday of July * Palio della Giostra Cavalleresca dei Borghi più Belli d'Italia – in
Sulmona Sulmona (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of L'Aquila, in the Italy, Italian region of Abruzzo. It is located in the Valle Peligna, a plain once occupied by a lake that disappeared in prehistoric times. In the ancient era, it was ...
* Palio della Giostra Cavalleresca d'Europa –
Sulmona Sulmona (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of L'Aquila, in the Italy, Italian region of Abruzzo. It is located in the Valle Peligna, a plain once occupied by a lake that disappeared in prehistoric times. In the ancient era, it was ...


Puglia

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Palio del Viccio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
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Palo del Colle Palo del Colle ( Palese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists ...
– held at carnival.


Palios with donkey races


Umbria

* Giochi de le Porte of
Gualdo Tadino Gualdo Tadino (Latin: ''Tadinum'') is an ancient town of Italy, in the province of Perugia in northeastern Umbria, on the lower flanks of Monte Penna, a mountain of the Apennines. It is NE of Perugia. History Gualdo has a long history and was o ...


Lombardy

* Corsa cogli Asini of
Dairago Dairago ( or , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. Dairago borders the following municipalities: Busto Arsizio, Legnano, Magnago, Villa Cortese, B ...
* Palio degli Asini in
Bereguardo Bereguardo ( Lombard: ''Balguàrt'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about northwest of Pavia. Bereguardo borders the following municipalities: Borgo Sa ...
* Palio del Cinghiale, in
Cesano Boscone Cesano Boscone ( ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Cesano Boscone borders the following municipalities: Milan, Corsico, Trezzano sul Naviglio. It ...


Piedmont

*Palio degli Asini di Alba in
Alba ''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English-language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingd ...
*Palio degli Asini di Cocconato in
Cocconato Cocconato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Asti. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Coccona ...
*Palio degli Asini di Quarto d'Asti in Quarto d'Asti *Paglio ragliante di Calliano in Calliano * Palio dei Borghi in Venaria


Toscana

* Palio dei Ciuchi of
Campagnatico Campagnatico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about northeast of Grosseto in the valley of the Ombrone River. History The town was founded as a fief of ...
, in September * Palio dei Micci of Pozzi, frazione di
Seravezza Seravezza is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany, Italy. It is located in Versilia, close to the Apuan Alps. Neighboring municipalities *Forte dei Marmi * Massa * Montignoso *Pietrasanta * Stazzema Patron saints S ...
* Palio dei Ciuchi of
Carmignano Carmignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Prato, part of the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about west of Florence and about southwest of Prato. It is the centre of the wine region of the same name. It has 14,577 ...
, in September * Palio dei somari of Bagnolo * Palio dei somari of
Torrita di Siena Torrita di Siena is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena. Torrita di Siena borders the following municipalities: Cortona, Montepu ...
* Palio dei Somari of
Montepulciano Stazione Montepulciano Stazione is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montepulciano, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 1,507.Giostra dei sestrieri, Palio dei Ciuchi of
Roccatederighi Roccatederighi is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 846.Palio de' Ciui of Lugnano * Palio dei somarelli of
Vallerona Vallerona is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccalbegna, province of Grosseto, in the southern area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 219.Il Palio di Somma Vesuviana", second Sunday in September * " Palio del casale", Palio Nazionale degli asini,
Camposano Camposano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples. Camposano borders the following municipalities: Cicciano, Cimitile, Comiziano, Nola. References ...
* " Palio del ciuccio",
Cuccaro Vetere Cuccaro Vetere (Cilentan dialect, Cilentan: ''Cuccare'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. References Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campa ...
.


Lazio

*
Palio delle Contrade Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
, in Gonfalone di Arpino. *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
delle Contrade of
Corchiano Corchiano is a town and ''comune ''in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy. It was an ancient settlement of the Faliscans and, in the Renaissance and later, a fief of the Farnese family. The local produce is hazelnuts and wine. Annual ...
, First Sunday in August *
Palio delle Contrade Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of
Allumiere Allumiere () is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about northwest of Rome. Allumiere is traditionally divided into the of Burò, Ghetto, La Bianca, Nona, Polveriera, and Sant'Antonio. H ...
*
Palio di San Ciro Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
at Sora


Marche

* Palio del Somaro in
Mercatello sul Metauro Mercatello sul Metauro (Romagnol: ''Mercatèl'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Itali ...


Emilia-Romagna

* Palio di Ferrara * Palio di Parma, *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
dei
somari ''Somari the Adventurer'' (commonly known as simply ''Somari'' ( and 速音瑪莉; pinyin: ''Sùyīn mǎlì'' )) is a side-scrolling platform video game for the Family Computer. An unlicensed remake of Sega's 1991 Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game ...
of
Grizzana Morandi Grizzana Morandi ( Medial Mountain Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna. The town is summer holiday resort, located in the mountai ...


Friuli

* Palio dei Borghi di
Fagagna Fagagna () is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine. As of 2011, it had a population of 6,279 and an area ...
, second Sunday in September


Palios with boat races (''Palii remieri'')


Tuscany

* Palio dell'Argentario, in
Porto Santo Stefano Porto Santo Stefano () is a seaport town on the west coast of Italy, in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. It is the municipal seat of Monte Argentario and one of the two major towns that form the township ...
, 15 August * Palio di Calcinaia of
Calcinaia Calcinaia (Latin: ''Vicus Vitri'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) and town in the province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about east of Pisa. Calcinaia borders the following municipalities: Bientina, ...
* Palio di San Ranieri, in
Arno The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. Source and route The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a sou ...
and
Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tow ...
on 17 June * Palio Madonna del Lago of
Massaciuccoli Massaciuccoli () is village near Lake Massaciuccoli, province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, in the municipality of Massarosa. The main historical interest is the exceptional monumental baths of the ancient Roman villa complex that belonged to the p ...
, since 1967


Liguria

* Palio Marinaro di San Pietro, at
Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
, first Sunday of July *
Palio del Golfo The Palio del Golfo is a rowing challenge that is held every year, on the first Sunday of August, in the sea of the Gulf of La Spezia. History The Palio founded in 1932. There are 13 borgate that challenge in the regatta: Porto Venere, Le Grazie ...
, at
La Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...
, first Sunday of August * Palio dei Sestieri, in
Ventimiglia Ventimiglia (; , ; ; ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located west of Genoa, and from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia river, w ...
, second Sunday in August * Regata dei Rioni di Noli, in
Noli Noli (; ) is a coast ''comune'' of Liguria, Italy, in the Province of Savona, it is about southwest of Genoa by rail, about above sea-level. The origin of the name may come from ''Neapolis'', meaning "new city" in Greek. It is one of I Borgh ...
, Second Sunday in September


Apulia

*
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of
Taranto Taranto (; ; previously called Tarent in English) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto, serving as an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base. Founded by Spartans ...


Trentino

* Palio dell'Oca, in Trento


Veneto

* Regata Storica, in
Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
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Calabria

* Palio di San Giorgio, in
Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria (; ), commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the List of cities in Italy, largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As ...
, on 23 April


Lazio

* Palio del mare of
Gaeta Gaeta (; ; Southern Latian dialect, Southern Laziale: ''Gaieta'') is a seaside resort in the province of Latina in Lazio, Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is from Rome and from Naples. The city has played ...


Palios with weapons


Tuscany

* Palio della balestra in
Lucca Città di Lucca ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its Province of Lucca, province has a population of 383,9 ...
, on July 12, a crossbow contest *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
in
Pescia Pescia () is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the river of the same name. History Archaeological excavations have suggest ...
, an archery contest * Disfida con l'Arco in Montopoli in Val d'Arno (Pi), an archery contest * Palio del Diotto in
Scarperia Scarperia is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Scarperia e San Piero, located in the Metropolitan City of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy, about north of Florence. It was an independent comune until 1 January 2014. Main sights * Ch ...
, on 8 September (one of the games is a knife-throwing)


Umbria

* Palio di San Rufino in
Assisi Assisi (, also ; ; from ; Central Italian: ''Ascesi'') is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Prope ...
, a crossbow competition * Palio dei Terzieri, in August, an archery contest


Lazio

*
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of
Orte Orte is a town, ''comune'', former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see in the province of Viterbo, in the central Italian region of Lazio, located about north of Rome and about east of Viterbo. Geography Orte is situated in the Tiber V ...
, an archery contest


Friuli

* Palio di San Donato, in
Cividale del Friuli Cividale del Friuli (, locally ; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, part of the North-Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The town lies above sea-level in the foothills of the eastern Alps, ...
, last Sunday in August, an archery contest *
Palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate so ...
of
Cordovado Cordovado () is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Pordenone. Cordovado borders the following municipa ...
, first Sunday of September, an archery contest with a medieval costume parade


Emilia-Romagna

* Palio di Santa Reparata e della Romagna Toscana, in Terra del Sole, a crossbow contest


Veneto

* Palio della Marciliana, in
Chioggia Chioggia (; , ; ) is a coastal town and (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Geography The town is located on a small island at the southern entrance to the Venetian Lagoon about sou ...
, a crossbow contest.


References


External links

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