{"id":10479,"date":"2026-05-22T06:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itourprovenza.it\/la-petanque-the-game-of-petanque\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:59:21","slug":"la-petanque-the-game-of-petanque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itourprovenza.it\/en\/la-petanque-the-game-of-petanque\/","title":{"rendered":"La p\u00e9tanque, the game of p\u00e9tanque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"La p\u00e9tanque \u00e8 una specialit\u00e0 delle bocce, tipica della Provenza.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\"><strong>P\u00e9tanque<\/strong> is a specialty of bocce, typical of <strong>Provence<\/strong>.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Le sue origini risalgono all'inizio del secolo scorso, nel paese di La Ciotat. Ancora oggi \u00e8 uno degli sport pi\u00f9 praticati in Francia, tanto da volerlo inserire nel programma delle Olimpiadi di Parigi 2024.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">Its origins date back to the beginning of the last century in the village of <strong>La Ciotat<\/strong>. Even today it is still one of the most popular sports in France, so much so that they want to include it in the program for the Paris 2024 Olympics. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"La p\u00e9tanque \u00e8 una specialit\u00e0 dello sport delle bocce, nato a La Ciotat, in Provenza. Gioco molto amato in Francia, \u00e8 diventato un simbolo nazionale, tanto da essere proposto come possibile nuova disciplina olimpica per le Olimpiadi di Parigi 2024.\\nLa prima partita ufficiale ebbe luogo nel 1907, a La Ciotat, dopo che il gioco fu inventato dai fratelli Ernest e Joseph Pitot, per permettere al loro amico Jules Lenoir di continuare a praticare le bocce nonostante i suoi reumatismi.\\nL'obiettivo del gioco \u00e8 quello di segnare dei punti piazzando la propria boccia pi\u00f9 vicina al pallino di quella del proprio avversario.\\nLe gare possono vedere in competizione due squadre di tre o due giocatori (rispettivamente triplette e doublette) o singoli giocatori l'uno contro l'altro (t\u00eate \u00e0 t\u00eate). Nelle squadre di tre giocatori ciascuno dispone di due bocce, mentre nelle squadre di due o come singoli, di tre.\\nDurante un soggiorno in Provenza, non sar\u00e0 difficile trovare persone, giovane e anziane, che giocano a p\u00e9tanque in qualche piazzetta. I provenzali saranno ben lieti di insegnare le basi della p\u00e9tanque ai turisti.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\"><strong>P\u00e9tanque<\/strong> is a specialty of the sport of boules, which originated in <strong>La Ciotat<\/strong>, <strong>Provence<\/strong>. A much-loved game in France, it has become a national symbol, so much so that it is being proposed as a possible new Olympic discipline for the Paris 2024 Olympics.<br \/>The first official game took place in 1907, in La Ciotat, after the game was invented by brothers Ernest and Joseph Pitot, so that their friend Jules Lenoir could continue to play boules despite his rheumatism.<br \/>The objective of the game is to score points by placing one&#8217;s own bowl closer to the ball than that of one&#8217;s opponent.<br \/>Competitions can pit two teams of three or two players (triplets and doublets, respectively) or individual players against each other (t\u00eate \u00e0 t\u00eate). In teams of three players each has two bowls, while in teams of two or as singles, three.<br \/>During a stay in Provence, it will not be difficult to find people, young and old, playing p\u00e9tanque in some small square. 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