Tuscany Adventures
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I saw these photos and thought, "Palio!" -- haven't been to Sienna, but feel that I know it (& its famed horse race) from years spent in the race's namesake Manhattan bar / restaurant.
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: MIDTOWN; A Restaurant Says Ciao, but a Mural Is Forever (Published 2002)
Equitable Life Assurance Society reassures patrons that, while Palio restaurant on West 51st Street near Seventh Avenue has closed, huge, colorful, wrap-around mural of horse race painted in 1985 by Italian artist Sandro Chia will remain when another restaurant reopens in its place; photo (M)
Jim Kelly-Evans
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I think the horses were running the morning we got there but we were not able to see a race.I saw these photos and thought, "Palio!" -- haven't been to Sienna, but feel that I know it (& its famed horse race) from years spent in the race's namesake Manhattan bar / restaurant.
The horse race occurs 2x/year, including a date in August . . . any chance that you can see it?NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: MIDTOWN; A Restaurant Says Ciao, but a Mural Is Forever (Published 2002)
Equitable Life Assurance Society reassures patrons that, while Palio restaurant on West 51st Street near Seventh Avenue has closed, huge, colorful, wrap-around mural of horse race painted in 1985 by Italian artist Sandro Chia will remain when another restaurant reopens in its place; photo (M)www.nytimes.com
Jim A
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I saw these photos and thought, "Palio!" -- haven't been to Sienna, but feel that I know it (& its famed horse race) from years spent in the race's namesake Manhattan bar / restaurant.
The horse race occurs 2x/year, including a date in August . . . any chance that you can see it?NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: MIDTOWN; A Restaurant Says Ciao, but a Mural Is Forever (Published 2002)
Equitable Life Assurance Society reassures patrons that, while Palio restaurant on West 51st Street near Seventh Avenue has closed, huge, colorful, wrap-around mural of horse race painted in 1985 by Italian artist Sandro Chia will remain when another restaurant reopens in its place; photo (M)
We were there just before the July 2nd race and the "track" was set up then as well.
There is a cool documentary on it. We watched it a few years ago on Netflix. Not sure where you can see it now but I'm sure it's easy to find. It's all about how important it is and the various neighborhoods and of course the cheating and corruption!!!
the trailer:
I haven’t seen the documentary yet, but as one of the titles says, “Only One Thing Matters.” As it was explained to me when I used to spend time at New York’s “Palio,” the thing that most mattered was the horse. — i.e., the race’s winner could be a riderless horse, as part of the race involves riders — intentionally or accidentally — knocking one another off their mounts during the race. A pretty dangerous “sport!”
OMG, these photos and travelogue are amazing! I'm feeling so much "amore" for your fabulous trip and all the work it took to put it together! Some of your places are familiar to us but others are not; I'd really like to see the Palio in Siena!! You both look fantastic and very "Italiano". Thank you for sharing this wonderful trip
