Fun donkey race: unpredictable, they don’t start at the starting whistle, they stop suddenly, they run in the opposite direction to that of the race, creating a loved and unrepeatable spectacle.
The competition sees the flag-bearing donkeys of nine Italian Municipalities compete against each other
The Palio consists of a speed race between donkeys, ridden bareback by municipal delegations in the streets of the historic center, where shops of ancient crafts and stands of typical products open.
History, tradition, entertainment and gastronomy, organized with full respect for animals.
Historical parade in the main square with figures in period costume representing pictures of peasant life in Cuccaro Vetere and Cilento.
The “Palio dei Piccoli” with entertainment for the little guests and many moments of participation with the donkeys.
Live music and disco music until dawn
Historical parade in period costumes with flag-wavers from the Cilento fiefdoms.
Flag-wavers
Choreographic parade of the flag-wavers and musicians of the Feudi del Cilento and Vallo di Diano who will skilfully make the colored drapes twirl in the air
The “Palio del Ciuccio” is a traditional event that recalls the traditions of peasant life in Cilento at the beginning of the 20th century
With this festival dedicated to this docile and humble, but sometimes also stubborn, animal, the town celebrates the cornerstone of the rural economy of the past, whose industriousness marked the peasant life of Cilento at the beginning of the last century.
In particular, it was often used for the transport of chestnuts, which were collected in places very far from the town centre, along steep and steep paths.
This event takes place every year in the first half of August
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Palio del Ciuccio
Piazza Antonio Valiante
Cuccaro Vetere (Salerno)
Campania – Italy