Palla a 21 (or palla eh!) is an ancient hand ball game. It is currently played in six tiny hamlets in Southern Tuscany, between Siena and Grosseto, in Ciciano, Piloni, Scalvaia, Tirli, Torniella, and Vetulonia.
Pibinko.org is developing the activities promoted by Attivarti.org between 2011 and 2018, and started by a more informal version of the pibinko.org network in 2007-2008 with the extremely creative palla a 21 in Chicago project, and the subsequent photo exhibitions in Ribolla and San Francisco, including a photo contest.
In addition to the promotion of the game during the Summer tournaments (July-August), pibinko.org has been managing some specific initiatives about the game. All of these have been conducted together with the communities where the game is played.
For more information about the game you may also check the related wikipedia page, but we encourage you to review our list of blog posts on the palla topic (and reload the page to see the items in a different order):
- Briscola Tournament for Chicago in Piloni
- Jan. 17, 2019: An evening chatting away about Palla a 21 (Il Tirreno, Grosseto Edition)
- Aug. 15, 2007, Il Tirreno
- Workshop for the construction of the pall a 21/palla eh! ball
- Video report from the 37th Palla a 21 tournament in Torniella (Tuscany)
- The palla21.it site mentioned by the Roccastrada Municipality
- Palla a 21 in Sassetta: how did it go?
- A whole Big Fish episode about palla a 21 and ancient games
- Jan. 17, 2019: An Evening in Torniella speaking about palla a 21 (La Nazione, Grosseto Edition)
- Apr. 18, 2007: La Banda, Radio Popolare Milano on palla a 21
- Palla a 21: a primal primer
- Aug 9, 2024: pibinko @ Poveri Ma Belli about Palla 21
- June 3, 2007: RAI Radio Due, L’Altro Lato
- Andrea Bartolini on Palla a 21/Palla Eh!
- Palla a 21: the Tournament in Piloni continues (Il Tirreno, Aug. 18, 2019)
- Recording of the radio interview to Andrea Bartolini on Palla a 21/Palla eh! and the Farma Valley
- Torniella (GR): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – first presentation
- Oct. 11-13, 2019: 9th European Llargues Club Cup (Monticiano/Torniella/Ciciano, Tuscany) & Exhibition on the game of palla in Monticiano (until Oct. 27)
- Palla 21 (or palla eh) tournament in Vetulonia, where you can catch the sea breeze
- Highlights from the 2016 palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments (video)
- Waiting for the Palla 21 tournament in Piloni, August 22-23: let’s have a swim in the creek
- World Day of Games
- Seconda presentation for “Palla a 21, dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno”
- Jul. 14, 2024 – Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany). 1st Palla Eh! Junior Campus
- …in Tirli they were missing their palla tournaments
- Cronaca Vera magazine
- Luigi Ramazzotti Talks about the Palla Racket
- Mar. 7, 2019: The Secrets of Palla eh!, and more, unveiled in Tirli (Il Tirreno, Grosseto edition)
- Palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella: how did it go
- The palla a 21 ball
- The game from the hamlets conquers the States (La Nazione Grosseto edition, Jul 26, 2007)
- Four-team palla 21 tournament in Torniella
- Maremma in Diretta on Palla a 21/palla eh! – the recording (May 27, 2024)
- Little Balls on the Hills, 2008 Edition
- Sep. 7 and 8, 2024: 1st Palla eh/Palla a 21 “Six Hamlets Tournament”
- “Big Fish” radio show on Palla a 21: March 20, 2014
- Pro Chicago lunch in Scalvaia
- Blog post “Around Tuscany” on Palla a 21/palla eh!
- The Square around the Ball, in San Francisco, California
- Beginning of the project “Palla 21: from Tuscany to Chicago, and back”
- Palla a 21 training sessions in Torniella (with Torniella and Scalvaia folks)
- Sep. 7, 2024 – Borghi show: Donzelle, peposo, notti bianche e fuochi d’artificio (Il Tirreno ed. Grosseto)
- Palla 21 at the Art of Play – rationale
- Palla 21/eh! at the Lari (Pisa) cherry fair
- Palla 21 class in the Civitella Paganico primary school
- Geo Bernardini interviewed on Palla eh/palla a 21 in Tirli, Tuscany
- TV9 Report on the Ninth European Llargues Cup
- Highlights from the 40th palla eh! tournament in Ciciano (Siena)
- Palla 21 a Chicago (e ritorno) – TRAILER
- Luigi Ramazzotti Recalls some Historical Palla Players
- They day the ball got me – Connecting tiny Tuscan villages and large USA towns
- Today and Tomorrow, palla a 21 challenges (Il Tirreno, Aug. 17, 2019)
- Tatti (GR): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – quinta puntata “Il baricentro”
- Conference on Palla 21/palla eh! in Monticiano
- The Art of Play (2007 Summer event calendar for the City of Chicago, Illinois)
- Article on Palla a 21 on Turismoinmaremma.wordpress.com
- Save the date: 11-13 Aug. 2017 – 38th palla a 21 tournament in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)
- Palla a 21 conquers the United States (Jul. 25, 2007, Corriere di Maremma)
- Palla 21: the rules according to Mario and Claudio, aka Bob
- Briscola Tournament “for Chicago” in Scalvaia
- The “over- and under-” palla meetup in Tirli, Southern Tuscany
- 5, Scalvaia (SI): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – quarta puntata “Da via Brigate Partigiane 32 a un borgo di 32 residenti”
- Interview #4: 21 (or palla eh!)
- Milano – palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – sesta puntata “Tutta mia la citta(‘)”
- Apr. 27, 2019. Come to learn all about palla eh!/palla a 21 in Tirli, Tuscany
- Palla a 21 demonstration and prize draw for the “pro Chicago” lottery (in Torniella)
- briscola tournament for palla 21 in Chicago in Torniella
- Palla a 21 at Tocatì Stree Game Festival 2007 (Verona)
- Palla 21 Master Tournament
- After three Palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments, waiting for the fourth
- Saturday, June 17: palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)
- Bob Explains the Spirit of Palla 21 (or Palla Eh!) to Pietro and Adele
- Luigi Ramazzotti Talk about Palla and Window Glassess
- July 9, 2017 – Report by TV9 Grosseto on palla a 21
- Highlights from the 38th palla a 21 tournament in Scalvaia
- Where is the game played?
- Palla a 21: from Tuscany to Milano and back
- Jul. 19, 2007. From Chicago, IL, for Tre Uomini in Barca (Radio Popolare Milano)
- From July 16 to July 21: Palla a 21 goes to Chicago / The official schedule
- Palla a 21 at “The village of kids” in Suvereto, Tuscany
- Study mission by the Schumacher College
- Briscola tournament in Ciciano for Chicago
- The game
- A “palla 21” ball is on its way to Colorado (USA)
- June 28, 2017, Torniella (Tuscany), Palla a 21 ball construction course, ep. 2
- 26, Grosseto, palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – terza puntata “Dalla piana milanese al lago Prile”
- Palla a 21: Clearing the Field
- Easter Egg Lottery for palla 21 in Chicago
- Palla 21 from Tuscany to Chicago and back / The documentary
- Bingo evening to support the palla 21 to Chicago mission