Ripi. Palio of Saint George

Every year on April 23, in Ripi is the traditional Palio of Saint George with several popular games such as racing a wheelbarrow, woodcutting, sack races, ‘race of the arciola’, the tug of war, and the 'pignata'.

All these games are to pay homage to the patron St. George.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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