The Contrada of Leocorno has decided to open the doors of its treasures, church and museum to everyone every day: not an easy decision if you consider what a Contrada is and how it works. In fact, all the work, the care, the attention to the very existence of the Contrada is due to the contradaioli, people who dedicate their time and money to it completely voluntarily. Each Contrada has a church (where, among other things, just before running the Palio the horse that has been chosen is blessed), a baptismal font and, in addition to large common areas owned by the Contrada itself, a museum for the use of its people and guests. Here are preserved banners, costumes, documents and particularities of the centuries-old history of each Contrada: in addition to this, the collection includes the Palios won in history. We had the chance to visit the Contrada of Leocorno and the first thing we learned was that there are well-defined roles within the Contrada itself, some valid for times of peace (practically the whole year) and others for the so-called times of war (that is, for the periods in which the Palio is run). Names and functions that come straight from the medieval past of the city identify the cashier of the Contrada (the Camarlengo), the Head of the Contrada (the Prior), the person in charge of the Contrada during the Palio (the Captain) and his assistant (the Mangino).
