The " Carousel Chiaramonte " refers directly to the tournaments that were played at the beginning of the seventeenth century. In what was called the " Field of Mars ", ie the large space which is currently the courtyard of the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie . This reenactment can therefore be regarded as so many other events that are held chivalrous with more or less similar in hundreds of Italian cities, which have a remarkable history in medieval times. One is the peculiarity of the Tournament : a contest of skill and dexterity where competing riders representing the eight districts for the " Race of the District " and other riders representing the city once located in the area of the former County of Modica dispute the " Palio of the County . " The parade gave charm and appeal to the Court placed as a result of the Earl and Countess of Modica. Thread of the whole event, the magnificent Cathedral of St. George, which, with its splendid facade , was an appropriate frame during the public presentation of the rulers, whose faces austere , supported by admire beautiful costumes, draws the attention of the crowd placed at the foot of the staircase that assists in the parade that unfolds to some of the most characteristic streets of the county , reaching the center of the city where the system before a "fake" medieval castle decorated for the occasion .