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