One day to go! Enjoy the PALIO all year long with this magnificent book - available via Amazon. Written by John Hunt, Producer of the film, PALIO, this definitive book on the subject contains never before seen images and covers the passion, the drama and the politics!

Il #PaliodiSiena sta per tornare. 🏇 Ecco il primo appuntamento in onore della Madonna di Provenzano. Tu ci sarai? -> goo.gl/nXq9MZ

Waiting. #Regram from insta_palio - Waiting for the #palio2017 ! #paliodisiena #paliopassion… instagram.com/p/BV0Okq8lBvG/

Waiting. #Regram from insta_palio - waiting for the #palio2017 ! #paliodisiena #paliopassion… instagram.com/p/BV0POUKFIL4/

Preparation. #regram from @place2bsiena - #piazzadelcampo in attesa! #paliopassion #paliodisiena… instagram.com/p/BV0QizMlPwO/

-3 days to the start of the Palio! In this incredible video, how to play a drum for a contrada! Amazing sound! fb.me/95iABsygQ

Piazza. #regram from fotomaxver #piazzadelcampo #paliopassion #paliodisiena #siena #pointofview instagram.com/p/BV0SLBkF176/

Biting all our nails and hooves waiting for a successful start - this time? #PaliodiSiena

The horses are moving between the ropes. Tartuca reared briefly. Remember a horse can win #PaliodiSiena with or without the rider.

Who's over excited and misbehaving? Tornasol or Gigi? #PaliodiSiena

Everyone out again..... #PaliodiSiena

Tornasol refusing to stay in the line up again! How is affecting the nerves of the other jockeys & horses? #PaliodiSiena

Yes! Dai! #PaliodiSiena

Congratulations to Giraffa & Jonatan "Scompiglio" Bartoletti, winning on Sarbana tonight! His third consecutive victory! #PaliodiSiena

It's race day, and cannot wait!! For all our fellow racing enthusiasts, we have created a Palio 'cheatsheet': rebrand.ly/PALIO-tips

Less than an hour to go! Who's there already?! The louder you shout, the greater chance your fantino has of victory... grazie a andre.ph93

Congratulations to Onda, winners of the August 2017 Palio. Carlo Sanna "Brigante", triumphant after riding Porto Alabe to victory are!c

A fabulous mysterious photo of the piazza del campo by @gabbo_mgb . Let’s wrap up warm and go exploring around Siena!

Our friends in Toronto can escape the winter blues with a trip to hot, passionate, dramatic Siena on the big screen! Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (Hot Docs Cinema) are showing PALIO tomorrow at 3.30pm! rebrand.ly/hotdocs #toronto #ilpalio #paliopassion

Sometimes you just need a new perspective.......? Incredible geometry in this aerial view of the Piazza del Campo, by our insta friend @theworkshedoes hanging off the edge of the Torre del Mangia!! #piazzadelcampo #ilpalio #siena