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EPISODE · Dec 12, 2025 · 15 MIN

Tug of war at the palio games

from Cities and Memory - remixing the world · host Cities and Memory

Annual "palio" games are common across Italy, in which the town divides itself up into different quarters, which then compete in a series of games over several nights - here, we listen to the first event, the tug of war, with several rounds between different teams all named after animals. We can also hear the nightly "campana della sera" evening bells at 9.00pm midway through the recording. Recorded in Villa del Conte, Italy, June 2025 by Cities and Memory. 

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