Quintana Stadium

Giostra della Quintana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Giostra della Quintana was a historical jousting tournament in Foligno, central Italy. It was revived as a modern festival in 1946. The challenges takes place in June (1st Challenge) during a Saturday night and September (the counter-challenge) the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of September. Historical The definition of Quintana comes from the 5th road of the Roman military camps, where the soldiers were trained to the lance fighting. They would run against a dummy-soldier, trying to catch a ring hanging from an arm of the dummy. Here the origin of the tournament's name, but the first definition and documented "Quintana" as a knights' jousting tournament during a festival, dates back to 1448. In 1613 the priors included the Quintana in the events of carnival festivals, and all has been historically documented. Modern In 1946 the actual "Giostra della Quintana" was reborn. Actually the knights are 10, each representing a quarter of the Town. Rushing at gallop, they have to spear 3 rings having smaller size at each carousel. The rings are hanging from a rotating statue representing Mars the "Lord of War" from the ancient classic memories. The statue is in oak, the original dates back to 1613 (17th century), it holds a shield with the symbol of Foligno and on the straight arm are hanging the rings to spear.

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The heart of the city! The magic of the Giostra della Quintana makes it unique

Wonderful!!! Reception on the part of the perfect Mora district, the structure is dated but kept in good condition. The entrances in the populous part (where there are all the districts a bit uncomfortable) The only flaw the man of the drinks does not pass but and the terrible bathrooms. No parking for common people. Viva la Quintana !!!!!

Being Foligno will express no judgments. I will only say that the carousel of Quintana loved it even the most skeptical and critical that I know: he envisioned a "home game" and found jockeys who are part of a "circuit", who know what they do. Not to mention the show offered by the figures in seventeenth-century clothes before the race.