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- In operation since 1955, this has the task of ensuring that the laws enacted by parliament do not conflict with the constitution of the Republic, and of settling conflicts between regional and state powers. It is made up of judges and legal experts chosen by parliament and by the President of the Republic. It is based in Rome, in the Palazzo della Consulta (the name of a papal institution), next to the Palazzo del Quirinale. In the media la Consulta is used to mean the Corte Costituzionale.
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- A popular event that takes place twice every year in Siena, on 2nd July and 16th August (Palio dell'Assunta). The contrade or districts of the city fight for the palio, a banner, in a cut-throat race on horseback around the medieval Piazza del Campo. It has deep historical roots but is still passionately followed by the Sienese and is a huge attraction for tourists from all over the world. There is a spectacular historical procession in brightly coloured Renaissance costumes before the race.
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- Also known as the Venice festival, this is the film section of the Biennale. It was started in the 1930s and takes place every year at the end of August at the Palazzo del Cinema on the Venice Lido. One of the largest film festivals in Europe (and indeed the world), it attracts films, actors, directors, and other technicians from around the world and the festival winners are awarded the Leone d'oro (Golden Lion).
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- The Gran Premio d'Italia usually takes place in Monza on the second Sunday in September. This Italian high point of the Formula 1 year is identified with Team Ferrari, which has millions of supporters in Italy and around the world. Founded in Modena in 1939 by the industrialist Enzo Ferrari, the Ferrari "Casa del cavallino rampante" (House of the rearing stallion) is one of the most successful Formula 1 teams of all time.
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- The Palio is a horse race that is run in a number of Italian cities. The best known is the Palio di Siena . This race dates back to the 13th century and is run twice a year, on July 2 and August 16 in the Piazza del Campo in Siena. Ten of the city's seventeen contrade (districts) take part; the winner is the first horse to pass the winning post, whether it still has a rider or not. Before the race there is a procession with members of the various districts dressed in historical costumes.
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- The Gran Premio d'Italia usually takes place in Monza on the second Sunday in September. This Italian high point of the Formula 1 year is identified with Team Ferrari, which has millions of supporters in Italy and around the world. Founded in Modena in 1939 by the industrialist Enzo Ferrari, the Ferrari "Casa del cavallino rampante" (House of the rearing stallion) is one of the most successful Formula 1 teams of all time.
- The Palio is a horse race that is run in a number of Italian cities. The best known is the Palio di Siena . This race dates back to the 13th century and is run twice a year, on July 2 and August 16 in the Piazza del Campo in Siena. Ten of the city's seventeen contrade (districts) take part; the winner is the first horse to pass the winning post, whether it still has a rider or not. Before the race there is a procession with members of the various districts dressed in historical costumes.