Siena’s Contrade: The Contrada of the Chiocciola (Snail)
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The first Contrada to be cited in history and still today bears its original name is the Chiocciola (Snail), named by the Sienese storyteller Gentile Sermini when describing the game of “punga” (an old form of boxing) in the XV century. The characteristic silver coat of arms of the Contrada incorporates a snail against a [...]
