Tour Overview
Important Contrada Information
Banner (with colors and symbol): Dark pink and green, with a yellow outline. The dragon in the center has a royal crown on its head and holds a blue banner inscribed with the letter “U,” remembering King Humbert I and his visit in 1887.
Motto: Il cor che m’arde divien fiamma in bocca (The heart that burns within me becomes a flame in my mouth)
Headquarters (seat or sede): Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 18
The Neighborhood: San Domenico; Banchi di Sopra; Piazza Matteotti
Guild: Bankers
Church: Santa Caterina del Paradiso, in Matteotti Square
Patron Saint: Saint Caterina di Siena
Fountain: Built in 1977, by sculptor Vico Consorti, in Matteotti Square
Allied Contrada: Eagle
Adversary Contrade: None; this is the only contrada that has never had an official rival.
The Walk
Begin: Salimbeni Square
End: Salimbeni Square
Stops
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Introduction
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#1 Vicolo della Palla a Corda
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#2 Biblioteca degli Intronati
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#3 Il Pomodorino
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#4 Basilica Cateriniana di San Domenico
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#5 Albergo Chiusarelli
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#6 Border and Revenue Guards
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#7 Piazza Matteotti
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#8 Museo del Contrada Drago
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#9 Metropolitan Galleria
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#10 PosteItaliane
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#11 Consorzio Agrario
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The End
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