The Giuoco del Formaggio or cheese rolling competition was on this Friday evening at 9 pm, when the teams competed to be the one that rolls the wheel of gran padano along the road from one gate to the other and back with the least number of rolls. We missed seeing this but we were at Il Pellicano with a group having a great night with lots of laughs so it was a good trade off.
For the duration of the festival the little public garden has been converted into a Wine Pub and live bands will perform on several occasions.
The official commencement is the return of the palio from last year's winner and the challenge for this year. This is held in the piazza on the first Saturday.
Last year's winning rione returns the palio, the contest is declared and the challenge put forth. It's a time for great patriotic loyalty to your rione.
After the commencement festivities Katia introduced us to the Mayor. He graciously welcomed us to Panicale and agreed to a photo (Katia asked him, not me!)
At 9 pm this evening we went to the opera La Cambiale di Matrimonio with music written by Rossini in 1810. This will be the subject of my next post.
On the walk home I took this photo through the cane fence around the Wine Pub. There is a big crowd there tonight and the music is still going at 12.45.
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