I've followed some of the threads...to no avail. I can't really figure out the Italian to know where to go. I know I watched it online last year. Can someone help me, specifically...? I have to step out for about an hour, but I'd love to come back home and see what's going on....thanks for all your help. (I did go to rai.it, but just don't know where to go from there)

I am trying to find it. All of the places we have previously seen it are not showing it I'll check Rai and Google and see what they say

The transmission of the Palio di Siena will start on RAI International at 11:55am (Eastern Time). I found this web site but I am not sure if they will transmit the Palio directly Palio di Siena web. I would suggest to keep logged-in RAI.it (video) and wait until it's time. Will keep an eye on it too.

I think this is a LIVE transmission (same link I've provided in my previous post): THE PALIO!!! I think you should click on La carriera.

Got it...thank you!!!

Good find Westsider! The La Carriera is showing previous palii but maybe the Diretta (meaning Live) will work. I keep getting error messages though.

Cristina, maybe it hasn't started yet? Remember last year? I thought the transmission by RAI International was a delayed one, but I think you or Diva said that it was real time. Let's see... que emocion!

I just realized that, too....and I too, am getting error messages (the link is outdated)...hmmmm.

I found it! According to the TV Guide, the Palio di Siena will be transmitted by Rai Uno at 18:00, which means 12:00 noon here (Eastern Time).

I am now wandering aimlessly around www.ilpaliodisiena.com They have a lot of great links....that look great, but that I cannot understand I will keep trying...Sharon

Oh....thank you Westsider....I hadn't refreshed to see your message....

got it! Watching now, click La Carria as stated above. I had to upgrade to the latest RealPlayer in order for it to run, but that took 1 minute.

They are coming out now!

Are you sure that that's current? Refresh and see if you see the same film back at the beginning.....

Westsider....are you watching it? I've clicked on what should be a link, but I'm not seeing any feed...

oh, maybe you're right...grrr...I can fast forward to the end, so I guess it isn't live. Darn, I was really excited! Hmm.

Vince la Tartuca !

RogerL....are you watching or just cheering from this side of the pond?

Found it here....link kept disconnecting: http://www.sienaweb.it/palio/live/top.htm

GRAZIE!!

hmmm...peachy background, but no feed...just an indication of live feed for the Palio of August,1999....?

The transmission by RAI started on time but they are taking us on a tour first, showing the museums and everything else in Siena and telling us the history of the Palio. No horses yet, only in the beginning

not sure if this is current news:
http://www.rai.it/news/articolonews/0,9217,28685,00.html

The Palio starts at 7:30pm Italian time.
"Alle 19.30 lo scoppio del mortaretto segnerà l'uscita dei “dieci assassini” dal Cortile del Podestà. È Palio." (from http://www.comune.siena.it/news.asp?id=9682)
At the moment I'm watching the programming before the race on Rai Int'l which is the same program being aired on Raiuno.

I am downloading the Real ServerG2 recommended by the paliodisiena.net web site to see if it works. I have dial-up only and it's taking too long.

Cristina...is it over? I found a quickie news video on http://www.tg1.rai.it/SITOTG/HPTG1 so I'm wondering if it's all over ... I've gone to run now, so I'll find out when I return.....ciao!

Thank you, Maria I. I thought I've been cheated

watching! no race yet, looks like a lot of preliminary pagentry...wish I were there!

I am watching too - thanks for the link!

this is too cool. The weather looks beautiful in Siena! They just took someone away on a stretcher--must have fainted.

this is better than watching a webcam!

here is a great site
read 75 seconds!

they have a live setup for those that are members!!!

Looks like it is about to start.

momenti di massima tensione...(sp?)

Oh, my Gosh! Now, what?

what site are you watching?

what the heck happened? how can you tell who won?? LOL!

the guys with red and white.. can't see the symbol~

looks like the giraffa

even if the jockey falls off.. it is the HORSE race..and looks like the horse won!!!

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Originally posted by Diva:
what site are you watching?

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I am watching TV (RAI International). And, yes, the giraffa won! I almost fainted when those 2 that were in first place crashed... I think this Palio was better than last year's.

Looks like it was neck and neck for the red and white guy and the green and yellow guy, but they bumped into each other and both fell off and the horses continued riderless. The red and white horse won.

Is red and white GIRAFFA?
Green and yello BRUCO?

Sorry, posted without realizing others had been posting. The video was too slow during the real race, but they just replayed it and I could watch it then.

Well that was interesting. By the way I dislike the giraffa immensly so I am a little biased. After the two jockies fell off, the giraffa kept going but the riderless horse of the oca pushed the bruco out of the way (the oca was 1 lap behind) So the real loser of the race is the Pantera as they came in second., This is the same horse and jockey that won for us last year so I am sad for them. I am also sad because the acquila, the rival contrada of the pantera is celebrating right now. Oh well. There is always August 16th!

Cristina,
Sorry for your contrada.

It was fascinating to watch the pageantry and the race, but I'd like to know more about the Palio... so looked up your Palio notes, and am going to read them again before August 16!

Let's keep in this thread the following for future reference: ID's.

For the August Palio instead (the one you list is for July) you can keep an eye on This Site On the 11th there is the extraction of the 4 remaining contrade to race so right now it is only showing the 6 who are running "d'obbligo". Normally there are 7 but the Istrice was banned until next year.

Thanks Cristina for pointing me to that direction. I wanted to subscribe to have access to all the features in that great site but, unfortunately, they are not accepting any more contributions. Change of administration at the end of the year, I think. Hope they won't close it. Has lots of interesting information.

Cristina...on the link that you mentioned, if you go to "Clicca qui per la "manche d'agosto" (click on it) and then click on "LE 4 CONTRADE MANCANTI SARANNO ESTRATTE DOMENICA 12 Luglio ALLE 19.00 (IN DIRETTA NELLA CIATTE ED IN VIDEO-FOTO)" that will take you to http://www.ilpaliodisiena.com/italia/siena/chat.htm
Knowing virtually no Italian, does that mean that the selection process can be viewed through that page....i.e., perhaps also il Palio in August?? That last link has some great photos of the whole process leading up to and including yesterday's race...click on ARCHIVIO FOTO IN DIRETTA down at the bottom of the page. I don't quite get the video in diretta portion---I don't want to download a new viewer and it sounds like that may be what you have to do...am I right? Correct me if I'm not!
Unfortunately, I work at my daughter's school which starts....August 16th (that's the unfortunate part!), so it may be impossible to watch that day anyway...but this whole process of learning is an adventure in itself... Sharon

Sharon, for what I understand, to access the chat and watch all the "diretta" things you have to be a member and if you want to be a member paying the 10 Euro or more, you cannot do it now. They stopped taking contributions/memberships in June.

The link I posted yesterday, with the videos, was for a web site with the same name but dotnet (which is not working today) and the one we are talking about now is dotcom.

Okay cristina, what does THIS PAGE mean? I thought the ink said "results of the July2004 Palio", but maybe not!