Arezzo, Giostra del Saracino | 7 Settembre 2014 |
| Giostra del Saracino is an ancient game of chivalry. It dates back to the Middle Ages. The historical reenactment takes place every year in Arezzo on the last but one Saturday of June, by night (the so-called San Donato Joust, dedicated to the patron saint of the town) and on the first Sunday of September, in the afternoon (the September Joust). The protagonists of the event are the four quarters of the town of Arezzo.
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  Podere Santa Pia is an authentic holiday home in Castiglioncello Bandini, a small village in the Maremma, in the south of Tuscany, situated half way between Florence and Rome and close to Montalcino, Arcidosso and Monte Amiata. The house offers four large bedrooms on the first floor with a total of eleven accommodations which makes it i ideal for a families or larger groups of guests. Tuscan Residency for writers and artist | Podere Santa Pia |
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Podere Santa Pia |
Podere Santa Pia, giardino |
Castiglione della Pescaia |
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Vulci, Castello della Badia |
San Gimignano |
Siena, Piazza del Campo |
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Siena, Palio |
Arezzo |
Perugia |
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 [1] Source images: Immagini dell' Archivio Istituzione Giostra del Saracino del Comune di Arezzo - sent by Paolo Borgogni, Archivio e Comunicazione, Area Turismo - Comune di Arezzo. |
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