Pelayo trinquet

Historia

The Pelayo trinquet is one of the most renowned trinquets courts of the Valencian pilota sport in Valencia. The most important Escala i corda competitions, such as the Circuit Bancaixa, have their final matches played there.HistoryOn August 20, 1868, a new trinquet was inaugurated, next to the Estació del Nord railway station, at Pelayo street, hence its name Pelayo trinquet.Ever since that date, it has maintained its function as a Valencian Pilota court, without any remarkable interruption. During the Spanish Civil War the Pelayo trinquet was confiscated and administered by a trade union.Its current owners, the Tuzón family, bought it in 1976 and are responsible for its renovation and current appearance.The courtfieldThe Pelayo trinquet is nowadays a part of a restaurant-bar. In order to go to the courtfield spectators exit from the restaurant to a patio (covered by a sunshade), and from there they enter into the trinquet through a door next to the llotgeta corner.Pelayo trinquet is, according to the necessities of the Valencian Pilota sport, an elongated court, with a length of 58.5 mts, 11 mts width and 3 mts height. Despite its required elongated shape, it is actually one of the widest trinquets, which involves some challenging to players, who are used to smaller courts. This trinquet is power-lit and equipped with an electronic scoreboard on the wall behind the rest gallery.The Pelayo trinquet has 4 galleries, the usual two on the dau and rest walls plus two more over the side walls. The llotgeta is very wide and slightly lifted up, but without a protective wall for watchers (only a net to catch high balls), also, the authority llotgeta covers it absolutely, so it's more difficult to throw the ball into the lower llotgeta.