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Palio delle Contrade 2009 – the final result
Last Sunday the Palio delle Contrade has finished: the weekend was full of funny games, both for children and adults, and people preparing the decorations. Saturday evening was the time of the competition with the agnolotti and the dance competition. In the first game, one guy had to eat as more agnolotti as he could, but without using his [...]
Palio delle Contrade – first day
As in most of the Italian towns, also Portalbera is divided in districts, called contrade, which every year play some funny games to denote which one is the best. The contrada where I live is named Contrada dei Santi, the Saints' district, did not partecipate last year, but had a great return in the first day of the challenge. There are several [...]
