Batons swirl in a parade of youths celebrating the Palio (a medieval summer festival) recently started in Ameno, Italy

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Banners like a butterly, view of the Palio di Ameno, a summer festival recently started (3 years ago), it features mediaeval costumes, bands in Renaissance dress, banners acrobatically tossed into the air, but the horserace of the Palia in Siena is missing (sofar, anyway!)

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Village center, Ameno, VB, Piedmont, Italy
Photo credit: © Thomas Mueller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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