beautiful-basque-country:Fronton Beti Jai, in Madrid (19th century).It’s the second oldest fronton i
beautiful-basque-country:Fronton Beti Jai, in Madrid (19th century).It’s the second oldest fronton in Spain - the oldest one’s in Bergara - and besides being an amazing piece of architecture as you can see, it shows how popular the Basque game of pilota was outside Euskal Herria back in the 19th century.Let us remind you that in the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900, pilota was actually an Olympic sport, and it gave Spain - well, more specifically Madrid-born Villota, and Amézola, from Bilbo, the players - its first Olympic victory. -- source link