The Palio di San Ranieri takes place every year in Pisa on 17 June. In the waters of the Arno, the four boats representing the four historical quarters of the city compete: San Francesco (yellow boat), San Martino (red boat), Santa Maria (blue boat) and Sant'Antonio (green boat).

This year the Palio will be held on Saturday 17 June at 7 pm.

Crew. Each 'frigate' consists of eight rowers, the coxswain and the fitter. The latter, at the finish line, has the task of climbing one of the four ropes to the top of a 10-metre high flagpole and grabbing the blue palio, the symbol of victory. Two (symbolic) ducks, on the other hand, represent the coveted prize for the last finishers. This particular way of awarding victory is inspired by the feat of Lepanto when the Christian troops, once they had boarded the Turkish flagship, seized the fighting flame placed on the flagpole of the Saracen vessel.

For the complete calendar of the Giugno Pisano:

https://www.turismo.pisa.it/en/evento/giugno-pisano-2023