Photographic Archive
Gallery
The images of the Palio dei Terzieri · sixty years of historical re-enactment in the heart of Umbria
— Photographs 5 Sections 2023 – 2025
Official photographic archive of the Palio dei Terzieri of Città della Pieve: historical procession, Caccia del Toro archery contest, three terzieri's taverns and Drappo del Perugino victory ceremonies. For editorial requests and licensing please write to [email protected].
The Historical Procession
Ladies and knights, magistrates and chancellors, standard-bearers and musicians. Every August the alleys of Città della Pieve return to the Renaissance.
Caccia del Toro & Performances
The drawn bow, the arrows in the dark, the fire dancing across the squares. The contest, the floats, the performances that close the Palio's evenings.
Victories & Ceremonies
The Drappo won, the standards raised, the banner passed from hand to hand. The moments where the contest becomes history.
The Taverns of the Terzieri
Brick vaults, candles, long banquet tables, robust flavours. Renaissance hospitality comes alive again every August night.
Audience & Memories
The audience, the records, the official gatherings. The living memory of the Palio, shared between those who watch it and those who organise it.