TUSCANY: Arezzo Jousting of the Saracens : 5 September
Aug 24th, 2010 | By June | Category: EventsArezzo’s Jousting of the Saracens (Giostra del Saracino) draws contestants to the historic Piazza Giorgio Vasari, competing for the coveted prize of the Golden Lance. Gallant knights on battle horses, flag-bearers, trumpeters and people in medieval costume fill the streets.
Knights score points on a shield held by a rotating puppet called the Saracen, a display [...]






























