The best international teams from France, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Monaco will face the best local and national teams from France, Italy, and local areas. This event will be held under the high patronage of the city of Villefranche-sur-Mer, the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes, the Regional Council of PACA, and the Nice-Matin newspaper. The festival takes place on the grounds of the Villefranche-sur-Mer boulodrome.
The Lyonnaise boule, also called Jeu Provençal, is one of the oldest boules games in Europe. Mainly played in the regions of Lyon, Dauphiné, Savoie, Auvergne, and the Pyrenees, it is no less popular on the Côte d’Azur, even if its counterpart “aux pieds tanquées” is much more practiced locally.
Festival Program:
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
11:00 AM: draw
3:00 PM: festival opening
4:00 PM: start of matches (pools A B C D of the double)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
10:00 AM: double playoffs
4:00 PM: quarter-finals of the double
6:30 PM: semi-finals of the double
9:00 PM: elimination round of precision shooting then rapid shooting in double
Friday, August 1, 2008
11:00 AM: semi-finals of rapid shooting in double
4:00 PM: final four of precision shooting
5:00 PM: final and small final of the double
7:30 PM: final of rapid shooting in double
8:00 PM: award ceremony
Information:
Rafle Club Villefranche
Allée des Combattants d’Afrique du Nord
Tel.: 04 93 01 97 73 – fax: 04 93 01 03 75
