Palio is the most important event in Siena. It’s like the Melbourne Cup, The Ashes and Australia Day all in one. In essence, it’s a horse race between the 17 contrade (districts) of Siena, but it’s so much more.
Calcio Storico Fiorentino
Calcio Storico Fiorentino is an early form of football that originated in Italy in the 16 century. Now it is played only in Florence, at its original location - the Piazza Santa Croce. In its current incarnation, it’s basically a cross between mixed martial arts and rugby. It’s intense. Since first hearing about it I was determined to see a match.
Elba Island
Getting medieval
We get around
So we (finally) finished booking our summer holiday. When we started planning, our #1 rule was “we’re not going to stay anywhere for less than 5 days”.
So much for that.
We’re making an 11,000km loop over 9 weeks, (plus side trips along the way) via a combination of cars, trains, plains, ferries, catamarans and kayaks.
The map below will update as we move around so anyone who wants to can check in on our progress. If you have any tips in any of places we’re going to, we’d love to hear them.
I can’t wait!