Tour Overview
Important Contrada Information
Banner (with colors and symbol): Red and White, with a giraffe tied on a rope held by a Moor holding a red and yellow shield on one corner. On top, a light blue ribbon on which is written: Umbertus I dedit (Humbert I gave this.)
Motto: Altius caput maior gloria (The higher you hold your head, the greater the Glory.)
Headquarters (seat or sede): Piazzetta della Giraffa 2
The Neighborhood: Saint Francis Square; Via dei Rossi; Provenzano Madonna's Square; Chiesa di San Francesco; Chiesa di santa Maria di Provenzano
Guild: Painters
Church: Suffragio Chapel in the Provenzano church crypt
Patron Saint:
Fountain:
Allied Contrade: Owl, Porcupine, and Panther
Adversary Contrade: None. But the Caterpillar has always been an unofficial rival because of the long and disputed border between them.
The Walk
Begin: Piazza del Campo
End: Via Banchi di Sopra
Stops
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Introduction
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#1 Chapel of San Vigilio
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#2 Sallustio Bandini
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#3 Insigne Collegiatta di Santa Maria di Provenzano
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#4 Via Provenzano Salvani
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#5 Museo del Contrada Imperiale della Giraffa
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#6 Piazza San Francesco
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The End
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