Territory

The territory of the Contrada del Drago coincides for two streets with the ancient Via Francigena. These are the right side (towards the Campo) of Via Montanini and Via Banchi di Sopra, up to Via dei Pontani.

The other key places of the district are Piazza Matteotti, with the historic seat that includes the Oratory of Santa Caterina del Paradiso, the Sala delle Vittorie, where the Palio banners won by the Contrada are kept, and the Baptismal Fountain by Vico Consorti; Via del Paradiso, once the seat of the Società di Camporegio and today home of the Costume Gallery; and the Basilica of San Domenico, next to the present Società di Camporegio.

Other important streets of our Contrada are Via della Sapienza, where the Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati (the Municipal Library) is located, Via di Camporegio, Via dei Termini, Via delle Terme, Via dei Malavolti, and Via Curtatone.

The most characteristic alleys are those of Campaccio, della Rosa, del Cavalletto, and del Rustichetto.

The horse's stable is in another alley, called “Vicolo della Palla a Corda”, which opens off the far end of Via della Sapienza and leads into no other street.

As reported by the Bando of Violante of Bavaria, which in 1730 by decree established the boundaries of the seventeen Contrade, the territory of the Drago is delineated by the following streets and buildings:

From the church of San Domenico in Camporeggi inclusive, follow the road that leads to Sapienza on both sides, descend the slope on both sides until the parish church of Sant'Antonio exclusive, from there turn back onto the aforementioned Via della Sapienza, keep it all, and turning left, climb the alley to the Osteria della Rosa and, keeping to the left, pass under the arch facing Galli in the main street of Camollia, where again keeping to the left go until the turn called Cavallerizza and occupying all the houses on that side, including the Palazzo and Poggio Malavolti, convent and Via del Paradiso, return to Camporeggi and include Via del Pulcino and the road that from Camporeggi through the gardens leads to Lizza.