page_title: Bocce
hierarchical_section_title: Bocce
caption_attribution_description: English: The Oliver family playing bowls ("bocce" as it was known by Italian immigrants, then popularized as "bochas") in their country house of San Vicente, Buenos Aires province. Oliver was one of the photography piooners in Argentina.
context_page_description: Bocce, sometimes anglicized as bocce ball, bocci or boccie, is a ball sport belonging to the boules family, closely related to British bowls and French pétanque, with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy, bocce is played around Europe and also in other areas with Italian immigrants, including Australia, North America, and South America. Initially played only by the Italian immigrants, the game has slowly become more popular with their descendants and more broadly.
context_section_description: Bocce (/ˈbɒtʃi/, or /ˈbɒtʃeɪ/, Italian: [ˈbɔttʃe]), sometimes anglicized as bocce ball, bocci or boccie, is a ball sport belonging to the boules family, closely related to British bowls and French pétanque, with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy, bocce is played around Europe and also in other areas with Italian immigrants, including Australia, North America, and South America. Initially played only by the Italian immigrants, the game has slowly become more popular with their descendants and more broadly.
caption: An Argentine family playing bocce in San Vicente, Buenos Aires, c. 1902
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