{"id":9266,"date":"2025-10-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/?p=9266"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:06:28","slug":"pilota-valenciana-traditional-sport-on-the-costa-blanca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/freizeit\/familie-kinder\/pilota-valenciana-traditioneller-sport-an-der-costa-blanca\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilota Valenciana - Traditional sport on the Costa Blanca"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Experience Pilota Valenciana, the historic ball game from Valencia. A fast, loud sport, deeply rooted in the culture of the Costa Blanca.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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When you think of sport, you usually think of cyclists, hikers or golfers. But there is also a discipline that is older than many modern trends: Pilota Valenciana. This ball game has been practised in the region for centuries - in the past on the streets, today mainly in special halls, the trinquets.<\/p>

The pitch is rectangular, with galleries for spectators and a characteristic staircase, the \u201eEscala\u201c. Fans watch the action from there, often so close that they become part of the game themselves: The ball is allowed to bounce off walls, stairs or balconies and remains in play until a mistake is made.<\/p>

The best-known variants are called Escala i corda and Raspall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Both are characterised by high speed and spectacular rallies.<\/p>

Pilota also has a presence on the Costa Blanca. In Benidorm\/Albir, for example, there is a Trinquet hall where tournaments are held and young players train. This preserves a tradition that is not only a sport, but also part of the regional identity. In Valencia itself, the Trinquet de Pelayo is considered the \u201eCathedral of the Pilota\u201c - a symbol of the importance of the game in the culture of the Comunidad Valenciana. This gives visitors the opportunity to get to know a sport that is deeply rooted in history, but still fills packed halls today. Pilota is a living culture - loud, fast and unique.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hiking on the Costa Blanca - gorges and coastal paths From leisurely walks to challenging routes: Discover Barranc de l'Infern,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cycling Costa Blanca - training paradise coast and mountains From professional teams to leisure cyclists: the Costa Blanca offers a variety of routes, sea views and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tennis & Padel - racquet sports on the Costa Blanca From international academies to recreational matches: tennis and padel are on the rise<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pilota Valenciana \u2013 Traditioneller Sport an der Costa Blanca Erlebe Pilota Valenciana, das historische Ballspiel aus Valencia. Ein schneller, lauter Sport, tief verwurzelt in der Kultur der Costa Blanca. Wer an Sport denkt, hat hier meist Radfahrer, Wanderer oder Golfer im Kopf. Doch es gibt auch eine Disziplin, die \u00e4lter ist als viele moderne Trends: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1280,1350,1355,1353,1349,1351,1348,1354,1352],"class_list":["post-9266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-familie-kinder","tag-costa-blanca-sport","tag-escala-i-corda","tag-historischer-sport-spanien","tag-kultur-valencia","tag-pilota-valenciana","tag-raspall","tag-sport-valencia","tag-tradition-valencia","tag-trinquet-benidorm"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9266"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11216,"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9266\/revisions\/11216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}