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Chess game with live pieces, Marostica

Chess game with live pieces, Marostica

The legendary history of the chess game of Marostica, in the region of Veneto goes back to the year 1454 when the town of Marostica was still part of the Republic of Venice(Serenissima Repubblica di San Marco). The two noble knights Rinaldo D'Angarano and Vieri di Vallonara both fell in love with the beautiful daughter of the governor of Marostica, Taddeo Parisio and wanted to duel for beauty in a bloody battle. However, the governor did not...

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Palio di Siena, the toughest horse race in the world

Palio di Siena, the toughest horse race in the world

The origins of the Palio are not known exactly, the myth tells that the first Palio dates back to the founding of the city of Siena itself, when Aschio and Senio, sons of Romulus, reached Siena after a long horse race on the run from Rome. Simplified, the Palio di Siena could actually be defined as a horse race in which ten of the seventeen districts compete twice a year, running three laps around the famous Piazza del Campo. However, the Palio...

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