BACKSTAGE at IL PALIO
"God Opens a Window"
Oppede Le Vieux, Provence, France
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Il Palio
On the day of the race (il corso), 50,000 people gather in Piazza del Campo to watch this three lap, ninety second event. If you're lucky, you get a great seat. Yet again the Zanchi family invited me into their home to watch from their terrace. This year I also arrived early enough to see the behind the scenes lineup of the historic parade, which happens immediately outside the front door of the Zanchi's home.
