Saint Ranieri’s Luminara and Palio – Pisa

16-17 June. The city illuminated by 100.000 small lamps. Fireworks. Rowing boat challenge

On June 16h at night and on June 17, the day of the patron saint Saint Ranieri, the city of Pisa hosts the Luminara and Saint Ranieri’s Palio

The ancient tradition of Luminara traces back to March 25, 1688, when Cosmo III de Medici decided to put Ranieri Scaccieri’s urn, passed away in 1160, in the chapel of the Dome of Pisa.
The event was turned into a celebration and now the whole city is illuminated by 100.000 small lamps (lampanini) put on wood frames called linen (biancheria) all around the buildings, churches and towers along the Lungarno and in Pisa. The atmosphere is fascinating and unusual.
This kind of illumination was actually a town tradition already during the fifteenth century.
Around 11:30 pm, the event ends with a firework display.

On June 17th, on Saint Ranieri’s day, takes place the Palio, dating back to 1164. The Palio is a rowing boat challenge in the Arno river where four crews representing the four historical districts of Pisa (San Francesco, San Martino, Santa Maria, Sant’Antonio) challenge one another. The competition is preceded by a historical parade along Lungarno.

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