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):
- Aug. 15, 2007, Il Tirreno
- Luigi Ramazzotti Talks about the Palla Racket
- June 3, 2007: RAI Radio Due, L’Altro Lato
- Palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella: how did it go
- Tattistampa and Palla a 21 among the “111 places in the Maremme that you really must discover”
- Conference on Palla 21/palla eh! in Monticiano
- Tatti (GR): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – quinta puntata “Il baricentro”
- Briscola tournament in Ciciano for Chicago
- Bingo evening to support the palla 21 to Chicago mission
- June 28, 2017, Torniella (Tuscany), Palla a 21 ball construction course, ep. 2
- The Square around the Ball, in San Francisco, California
- Jan. 17, 2019: An evening chatting away about Palla a 21 (Il Tirreno, Grosseto Edition)
- The Art of Play (2007 Summer event calendar for the City of Chicago, Illinois)
- Briscola Tournament for Chicago in Piloni
- Little Balls on the Hills, 2008 Edition
- Mar. 7, 2019: The Secrets of Palla eh!, and more, unveiled in Tirli (Il Tirreno, Grosseto edition)
- Palla a 21 training sessions in Torniella (with Torniella and Scalvaia folks)
- Highlights from the 38th palla a 21 tournament in Scalvaia
- Bob Explains the Spirit of Palla 21 (or Palla Eh!) to Pietro and Adele
- A “palla 21” ball is on its way to Colorado (USA)
- Jul. 19, 2007. From Chicago, IL, for Tre Uomini in Barca (Radio Popolare Milano)
- Luigi Ramazzotti Talk about Palla and Window Glassess
- Jan. 17, 2019: An Evening in Torniella speaking about palla a 21 (La Nazione, Grosseto Edition)
- The game
- Workshop for the construction of the pall a 21/palla eh! ball
- Today and Tomorrow, palla a 21 challenges (Il Tirreno, Aug. 17, 2019)
- Palla a 21: Clearing the Field
- Palla 21 class in the Civitella Paganico primary school
- Interview #4: 21 (or palla eh!)
- Palla 21 a Chicago (e ritorno) – TRAILER
- Torniella (GR): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – first presentation
- Palla a 21 in Sassetta: how did it go?
- “Ball Game Challenges” in Militi del Lavoro (1919)
- Luigi Ramazzotti Recalls some Historical Palla Players
- Palla 21 from Tuscany to Chicago and back / The documentary
- Cronaca Vera magazine
- Sep. 7 and 8, 2024: 1st Palla eh/Palla a 21 “Six Hamlets Tournament”
- briscola tournament for palla 21 in Chicago in Torniella
- Andrea Bartolini on Palla a 21/Palla Eh!
- Article on Palla a 21 on Turismoinmaremma.wordpress.com
- Highlights from the 40th palla eh! tournament in Ciciano (Siena)
- Palla 21/eh! at the Lari (Pisa) cherry fair
- Recording of the radio interview to Andrea Bartolini on Palla a 21/Palla eh! and the Farma Valley
- Apr. 27, 2019. Come to learn all about palla eh!/palla a 21 in Tirli, Tuscany
- TV9 Report on the Ninth European Llargues Cup
- 26, Grosseto, palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – terza puntata “Dalla piana milanese al lago Prile”
- Seconda presentation for “Palla a 21, dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno”
- The map of “ball” locations
- Palla a 21 demonstration and prize draw for the “pro Chicago” lottery (in Torniella)
- Beginning of the project “Palla 21: from Tuscany to Chicago, and back”
- Easter Egg Lottery for palla 21 in Chicago
- The palla a 21 ball
- Study mission by the Schumacher College
- Aug 9, 2024: pibinko @ Poveri Ma Belli about Palla 21
- Palla a 21 conquers the United States (Jul. 25, 2007, Corriere di Maremma)
- June 28-29, 2025. First San Giovanni Tournament. Palla a 21/Palla eh! returns to Sassetta, Southern Tuscany
- The Dates for the 2025 Palla eh!/Palla a 21 Tournaments
- June 9, 2025 – Maremma in Diretta on Palla Eh! (or palla a 21)
- The palla21.it site mentioned by the Roccastrada Municipality
- July 9, 2017 – Report by TV9 Grosseto on palla a 21
- “Palla” class in Gavorrano, Southern Tuscany
- Four-team palla 21 tournament in Torniella
- Briscola Tournament “for Chicago” in Scalvaia
- Pro Chicago lunch in Scalvaia
- Sep. 7, 2024 – Borghi show: Donzelle, peposo, notti bianche e fuochi d’artificio (Il Tirreno ed. Grosseto)
- From July 16 to July 21: Palla a 21 goes to Chicago / The official schedule
- Palla a 21: the Tournament in Piloni continues (Il Tirreno, Aug. 18, 2019)
- Palla 21 (or palla eh) tournament in Vetulonia, where you can catch the sea breeze
- Oct. 11-13, 2019: 9th European Llargues Club Cup (Monticiano/Torniella/Ciciano, Tuscany) & Exhibition on the game of palla in Monticiano (until Oct. 27)
- Video report from the 37th Palla a 21 tournament in Torniella (Tuscany)
- They day the ball got me – Connecting tiny Tuscan villages and large USA towns
- Aug. 30, 2025- The Last Summer Palla 21 Tournament. All the Charm of an Ancient Game (Il Tirreno Grosseto edition)
- Palla a 21: a primal primer
- 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”
- A whole Big Fish episode about palla a 21 and ancient games
- Palla a 21 at Tocatì Stree Game Festival 2007 (Verona)
- Palla a 21 at “The village of kids” in Suvereto, Tuscany
- Apr. 18, 2007: La Banda, Radio Popolare Milano on palla a 21
- Palla 21 Master Tournament
- Palla 21: the rules according to Mario and Claudio, aka Bob
- Jul. 14, 2024 – Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany). 1st Palla Eh! Junior Campus
- Save the date: 11-13 Aug. 2017 – 38th palla a 21 tournament in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)
- Talk at the Emilio Sereni Summer School on rural development
- After three Palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments, waiting for the fourth
- Milano – palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – sesta puntata “Tutta mia la citta(‘)”
- Where is the game played?
- Maremma in Diretta on Palla a 21/palla eh! – the recording (May 27, 2024)
- Geo Bernardini interviewed on Palla eh/palla a 21 in Tirli, Tuscany
- Saturday, June 17: palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)
- The Tournament Winners since 1977
- Palla 21 at the Art of Play – rationale
- The game from the hamlets conquers the States (La Nazione Grosseto edition, Jul 26, 2007)
- World Day of Games
- Palla a 21: from Tuscany to Milano and back
- The “over- and under-” palla meetup in Tirli, Southern Tuscany
- “Big Fish” radio show on Palla a 21: March 20, 2014
- Highlights from the 2016 palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments (video)
- Blog post “Around Tuscany” on Palla a 21/palla eh!
- …in Tirli they were missing their palla tournaments
- Waiting for the Palla 21 tournament in Piloni, August 22-23: let’s have a swim in the creek