Palio

It' part of the "things to do before one dies" list.
Assist the great palio race in Siena.
It's mythical and certainly lives up to one's expectations.
Although it was only the trial race the day before, the atmosphere was amazing and electric.
It grips you immediately by the guts.
Chants, shouts, roars, cries, tears.
You live the race.
Taken into this whirlwind you accept to be taken by the crowd and float amongst the thousands of followers that have lived and given life to this ritual every year for the past 700 years.