The Joust of the Saracen in Arezzo
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The Joust of the Saracen in Arezzo

The Medieval festival that Tuscany loves

Not many people know that one of the most famous tradition in Tuscany is the one of the "Giostra del Saracino", in English Joust of the Saracen (Moor).

This gathering is held twice every year - on the third Saturday in June and on the first Sunday in September. The whole city turns up in medieval costume in Arezzo's marvellous Piazza Grande recreating a medieval atmosphere.

During the Festival, the city also competes for the "Golden Lance", with knight galloping on horseback remembering the military training exercises in which used to simulate battle. At the time of the Crusades, the bad guys used to be the Saracens or Moors, and the Joust's name clearly reminds this.

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Claudia Astarita

Amo l'Asia in (quasi) tutte le sue sfaccettature, ecco perché cerco di trascorrerci più tempo possibile. Dopo aver lavorato per anni come ricercatrice a New Delhi e Hong Kong, per qualche anno osserverò l'Oriente dalla quella che è considerata essere la città più vivibile del mondo: Melbourne. Insegno Culture and Business Practice in Asia ad RMIT University,  Asia and the World a The University of Melbourne e mi occupo di India per il Centro Militare di Studi Strategici di Roma. Su Twitter mi trovate a @castaritaHK, via email a astarita@graduate.hku.hk

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