Pétanque, national sport in Lavandou! Do you know pétanque? At Le Lavandou, it's much more than just a game. It's a real tradition anchored at the heart of local life. The balls clashing on the sand courts, the laughter of the players, the benevolent shade of the century-old plane trees... All this is part of the soul of Lavandou.
Petanque in a few figures
You may not want a history lesson on bowling. But here are some quick explanations about pétanque:
Bowls, Provencal pèd -feet- and tanca -planted- the game with planted feet, is a lawn bowling derived from Provencal game -same rules, on a field twice as long-
Ce sports, 11th in France with nearly 300 licensees, not counting all the “Sunday players”, is practiced a lot on Le Lavandou.
The advantage of this game, everyone can play. And what's more, to have fun you don't need to be a shooting pro! We agree, it's a sports which we rarely practice out of breath
Haven't tried it yet?
With friends, before an aperitif, in the morning, or in the afternoon, after a nap, or even with family after a convivial meal Provencal such as a good aioli, or a bouillabaisse, here is the dream activity to digest well. In short, you will have understood, any opportunity is good to take out your bowling set and play a game of pétanque. But be careful, everyone has their own lawn bowling, because yes bowling it's technical, the weight of the balls varies, and depending on " drawn " not or " point " not the same.
I like to practice petanque with friends, relaxed, where laughter is guaranteed.
But you always have one among your friends who “takes himself seriously” and who absolutely wants to play to win. He then finds himself in a team where the other two do not know how to play. I'll let you imagine the scene.
All Provençal expressions
Sit at a café terrace heart of the village du Lavandou It front of bowling greens, and listen. You hear all kinds of expressions, like “Oh Marius, are you shooting or pointing? ». Or, " go ahead throw the cork » Or “square!” » to mean a perfect shot, when your shot ball hit the correct ball, chased it and took its place. All these expressions that sound good South for the France sing.
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