The Siena-born director of a compelling modern documentary approximately the historic Palio horse race on the passions,plots, food and sights of her Tuscan hometown
• The Palio in picturesSiena is an incredible jewel of a city and still has a medieval spirit. I was born in the countryside nearby and think of it as home.
It isn’t a city that has soaked up many outside influences. It’s a very Tuscan place, and one with fortified walls and mountainous city gates,le porte. In one allotment of the city walls, you can still see what was once a fireplace and a little window and you can imagine the man who used to sit there and seize the tax (dazio) from the country folk for entering the city.
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Source: theguardian.com