Oristano, countdown to the Sartiglia: «It will be a record edition»
The program of the Sunday and Tuesday joust has been presented. All the numbers and what you need to knowVideo di Mario Tasca
In Oristano the Sartiglia of March 2 and 4 is already in the air, the countdown has begun.
Everything is ready for an edition that "announces to be a record-breaking one" underlined the mayor Massimiliano Sanna during the presentation of the event. "The joust is history, tradition, a popular celebration known throughout the world".
There are many new features such as the return of knights in Piazza Manno, where two checkpoints with people counters are planned. The stands in Via Mazzini are also back (there will be six and no longer 8 as in the past).
"We have achieved this result after a major structural investment," noted Carlo Cuccu, president of the Oristano Foundation , "we have purchased 1,452 seats with backrests in the stands of the two routes and some stands for the Sartiglia Village. We have also renewed the magazine and have a new brand." Important work on promotion also on the various social channels; the Sartiglia will then be broadcast live on Sunday and Tuesday by Videolina and Sardegna Uno.
An event that costs a total of 600 thousand euros and attracts an ever-increasing number of people . The Municipality, Foundation and Pro Loco have also organized a series of collateral events with exhibitions, ceramics and four evenings of music in the square. Monday is also expected for the Sartiglietta dei bambini while Saturday is the appointment with the goliardic Sartiglia degli Asini.
An increasingly large event for which special safety measures have been requested: on the routes alone there will be 22 thousand people: 10,190 spectators at the star and 11,790 at the pairs.
In the center there will be barriers and deterrents (in accordance with anti-terrorism measures). A service with 300 employees will be in the field, including doctors, veterinarians, trail and gate personnel, firefighters and even former sartiglianti ready, in case of emergency, to keep the horses separate from the public. The usual prohibitions apply, the suggestion to leave the car in one of the 4276 parking lots identified by the local police, for the rest the party can begin.