Giraffa is an affluent area of the city situated to the north-east of the Piazza del Campo. Traditionally, its residents were painters.
Giraffa has the title of contrada imperiale (imperial contrada). It was bestowed this title by King Vittorio Emanuele III when it won the palio in 1936, the year the race was dedicated to Italy's empire in East Africa.
INSIGNA — A giraffe leaded by a Moor and a ribbon with the inscription "Humbertus I dedit (devoted)".
COLORS — White and red.
SEAT — Via delle Vergini.
SOCIETY — Societa della Giraffa.
HOLY PATRON AND HOLIDAY — Madonna of the Visitation, Third Sunday in July.
MOTTO — "The higher the head, the higher the glory".
TRADITIONAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONS — Painters.
MILITARY COMPANIES — San Pietro a Ovile di Sopra.
ALLIED CONTRADAS — Civetta, Istrice and Pantera.
ADVERSARY CONTRADA — Nobody.
LAST VICTORY — 2 Luglio 2004 Salasso su Denosu Tou
OFFICIAL VICTORY — 33.
MUSEUM — Via delle Vergini, 18 / For the visit a written application to the contrada is necessary.
OFFICIAL SITE — http://www.contradadellagiraffa.it/
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Bianco e rosso nei cieli pi? alti, Giraffa |
Bianco e rosso nel campo di Siena, Giraffa |
