Siena Walks 05: Contrada della Pantera—the Panther

Important Contrada Information

Banner: A spotted panther standing in a silver shield with a “U” in a white and red background in the upper left corner.

Motto: Il mio slancio ogni ostacolo abbatte. La pantera ruggì e il popolo si scosse (My prowess knows no obstacles. The panther roared and people jumped up.)

Headquarters (seat or sede): Via di San Quirico, 26​

The Neighborhood: Pian dei Mantellini; Arco delle Due Porte; Chiesa del Carmine; Porta Laterina

Guild: Grocers

Church: Chiesa del Carmine (Church of the Carmine), officiated by the Carmelite friars

Patron Saint: San Giovanni Decollato (Saint John beheaded)

Fountain: a bronze work by Giulio Corsini, created in 1977, with the motto of the contrada is inscribed on the travertine base. It is located in Piazza del Conte.

Allied Contrade: Snail, Owl, Giraffe, Unicorn, Eagle (1730–1947), and Forest (1780–89)

Adversary Contrada: Eagle (since 1947)

The Walk

Begin: Piazza di Postierla (in the Eagle Contrada)

End: Chiesa di San Niccolò del Carmine (The Church of Saint Nicholas of the Carmine)