Siena and the Palio Vacation

Experience Siena at its Best with our Palio Horse Race Vacation

Siena may be famous for its beautiful architecture and historic, magnificent cathedral, but for a day in the months of July and August, the city takes on a completely different personality with the famous Palio horse race. Although the race takes just a minute or two, Siena comes alive for many more days surrounding the event, with music, parades and street parties cropping up all over the city, ensuring that there is plenty to do and see on your vacation to Siena.

Our Siena and the Palio vacation includes accommodation, airport transfers and balcony tickets to watch the Palio in comfort from a privileged position, where you will be sure to not miss a single second of the action. We can also include flights from a range of international airports, as well as optional extras such as tours and day trips.

If you would like Bellarome Sports to put together a tailor-made vacation for you, please call one of our dedicated team on 347-594-5500 or Click here to send us an inquiry.

What's Included?

We customize our Siena and the Palio vacations to suit your needs and budget. This means that you can choose when to travel, how long to stay and what optional extras you enjoy. As standard, we include the following in your Siena and Palio vacation:

• Transfers from Pisa International Airport to your hotel
• Accommodation (3, 4 and 5* available)
• Tickets for the Palio (balcony tickets available)

We can also include flights from a range of international airports, as well as car hire and restaurant reservations. As we offer a complete vacation-planning service, we can also arrange enjoyable day trips and tours so that you can make the most of your time away, such as:

• Day trip to Pisa with tickets for the Leaning Tower
• Entry tickets to the Accademia and Uffizi art galleries in Florence
• Wine-tasting experience in Tuscany
• Driving tour of the Tuscan countryside

We can also incorporate this vacation into a multi-stop Italy tour featuring two, three or even four Italian destinations in one trip. Popular combinations include:

• Siena and Florence (with a day trip to Pisa)
• Siena and Rome
• Siena and Lucca
• Siena, Florence and Venice

If you would like Bellarome Sports to put together a tailor-made vacation for you, please call one of our dedicated team on 347-594-5500 or Click here to send us an inquiry.

About the Palio Horse Race

Il Palio is an exhilarating 90-second bareback race around Piazza del Campo, which is the main square. This traditional competition, which takes place annually, sees a horse from ten of the districts of Siena compete with their riders for victory and the respect that winning this grand race ensures.

The name "palio" comes from the hand-painted silk banner that is awarded to the race winner and it is thought to be bring luck to the district that wins.