Martha Lewis' Photos: The Web's Most Extensive Photo Archives of Elite Pétanque Around the World.

Alec Stone Sweet's Introduction to Petanque
Pétanque descends from one of the oldest games in human history, the archetype of which involves throwing or rolling an object as close as possible to a marker...
Letter from Madagascar
I am writing this letter from the Isle aux Nattes, a tiny island a few hundred meters across the lagoon from the Isle Sainte Marie...
The Marseillaise:
Le Mondial la Marseillaise a Petanque

Each July, Marseille hosts the largest and, for many, the most prestigious Pétanque tournament in the world. In 2006, 4,112 teams (12,336 players), registered for the five-day event; the record, set in 2005, is 4,320 triplets...
(Annual Reports and Photos)
Millau:
Le Mondial de Millau

Le Mondial de Millau takes place annually, in the mid-August heat of the Aveyron, in France. It is the single most important gathering of the world's top Pétanque players...
(Annual Reports and Photos)
The World Championships
(Annual Reports and Photos)
Championship Pétanque in France

The French invented Pétanque and they dominate the sport at the international level. The major French tournaments...
(Annual Reports and Photos)
Martha Lewis' Photos of Elite Pétanque

The Web's Most Extensive Photo Archives of Elite Pétanque Around the World