San Sebastian Open Air Squash Courts

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eledinho

03-Apr-2008 23:40
Posts: 13

San Sebastian Open Air Squash Courts

All,

A random question I know, but the Wikipedia page on San Sebastian refers to open air squash courts on or near the beach.

Being a keen player and headed to Northern Spain at the end of the month, does anyone know of these courts and details about playing on them? Similarly if anyone fancies game!!!
Cheers

E

Beleza

Ribeira_Sacra

04-Apr-2008 05:48
Posts: 1,392

Can you show us the link please? As I have looked in several languages on Wiki and not found the item you are asking about here.

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eledinho

04-Apr-2008 05:59
Posts: 13

Hi

It was on wiki travel

http://wikitravel.org/en/San_Sebastian

Beleza

Ribeira_Sacra

04-Apr-2008 06:56
Posts: 1,392

I understand now why I could not find any information I was looking in Wikipedia. Still I have also drawn a blank on more information I have even soured Google earth for more insight. Maybe if no one else can help then contact the local tourist information. Their web site also does not mention anything either.

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Liberat

04-Apr-2008 19:18
Posts: 403

Can't it be that the so-called squash-courts are for that Basque game, where teams of two people play eachother on a court like a squash-court? I don't know what the game is called, but they beat a little ball with their bare hands against a wall and then a member of the other team has to beat it back against that wall and so on. I've seen it played on TV, but don't know anything more. They OP should maybe check on it via a basque website.

bidaizale

04-Apr-2008 19:38
Posts: 29

Hi

You must be talking about the Real Club de Tenis de San Sebastian, better known as "El Tenis".

They have a website but it´s only in spanish (... and basque, but I guess that doesn´t help much! ;D). You better contact them for the detailed info.

www.rctss.com

eledinho

04-Apr-2008 20:01
Posts: 13

Awesome. Top work. Squash kit is on my packing list.
Cheers
E

Beleza

Ribeira_Sacra

04-Apr-2008 20:03
Posts: 1,392

Liberat
I wondered if the reference was to the national game too (Pilota). If so it is a bit crass of wikitravel to call Pilota -Squash.

bidaizale
The web site does not work I am getting a 505 error.

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bidaizale

04-Apr-2008 21:57
Posts: 29

Ribeira_sacra
are you sure you copied the direction correctly? I just tried it again right now and it does work.

And no, the reference is not pilota. There are tenis and "padel" courts. I don´t know how it is called in english, or if there are significant differences betwen padel/squash courts, but deffinetely it has nothing to do with a pilota court! (or fronton, as we call it)
;D

Ribeira_Sacra

04-Apr-2008 22:24
Posts: 1,392

Found out why it does not work. I use Firefox. Some webmasters have not learnt how many internet users use FF yet.
Pàdel is very different to Squash.
Pàdel Spanish
Pàdel English

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bidaizale

04-Apr-2008 23:31
Posts: 29

Well, I did a small resech on local sports facilities and I found there are two with squash courts, they´re not open air though.

http://www.donostia.org/deportes/CentrosP.nsf/0/$searchForm?SearchView&Seq=1&idioma=Cas

Ribeira_Sacra

05-Apr-2008 00:30
Posts: 1,392

Well done bidaizale.
But it does seem the original entry in Wikitravel could be an error.

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Liberat

05-Apr-2008 04:15
Posts: 403

Have a look at this link to get more information about this basque sport: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_pelota

bleen68

06-Apr-2008 07:56
Posts: 672

Squash takes three walls, a front wall and two sides. (In the US I have seen it played on handball or racketball courts with something to deaden the lower part of the front wall. I am not sure but I don't think the back wall is in play or maybe you just can't reach it with that relatively dead ball)

The pelota courts have a front wall a large side wall and a back wall, all of which are playable. I have seen a handball version played on these courts and one with wicker baskets. (That version used to be called Jai-Alai when it was offered at the MGM Grand in Reno.)

Even some of the inside frontons may not have the right configuration but by now the newer gyms and recreation centers may have the four wall type courts available.

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