It seemed like it took my friend Sordello and me forever to get to Siena, but we arrived late Monday afternoon, after a long flight and series of trains. I’m here to sit in on a Dante seminar Tuesday ...

THE Palio, a breakneck horse race round the Piazza of Siena, has taken place twice a year for some seven centuries. It is no Turf Classic; the race itself is merely part of a general festival; the ...

PalioOver the course of the last half-decade, Palio president Mike Myers has proven himself a straight shooter during his annual sit-down with MM&M. In 2007, he spoke of the challenges of competing ...

It is one of the craziest, bloodiest, and most corrupt horse races on earth, and every summer it brings the walled city of Siena to a fever pitch. How on earth did the scion of one of America's great ...

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'Amy' producer James Gay-Rees also worked on this documentary about the 800-year-old Siena, Italy, competition, which takes place on Sunday. By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast A new trailer for ...