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Battle of the Bridge

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The Battle of the Bridge, a historic tradition of Pisa, is held annually on the last Saturday of June, after the renowned San Ranieri celebrations.

As the name indicated, this special event takes place on the central Ponte di Mezzo, one of the bridges that cross the Arno river in Pisa. All of the city's neighborhoods are divided into two teams, either the Mezzogiorno or Tramontana, depending on their position (south of Arno for the first, north of Arno for the second).

The aim of the game is to conquer the side of the bridge occupied by the enemy through the position of an iron cart arranged on the bridge.

If you have never been to this event, believe me that it is worth your time to head to Pisa on this special occasion. The residents of Pisa cherish this game, whether they are combatants (or participants) or not.

The battle is just one night long, but preparations for this and all other related events continue all year long. Before the battle begins, in fact, the two troops march along the four Lungarni (the streets along the Arno), a wonderful parade with over 700 people dressed in magnificent 16th-century Spanish costumes. It’s an emotional game, I can assure you that even if your’re not directly involved in this manifestation, you’ll breathe in the atmosphere of the battlefield!

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at LIRP, your flight distance must be further than 100 NM. Your landing rate must not exceed 200 f/m.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
19JUL25 1841Z EGKK LIRP Artem Titov Beechcraft Duke (BE60) -51 ft/m 632 nm 02:41 View
08JUL25 1851Z LKMT LIRP Staa Airbus A321 (A321) -158 ft/m 569 nm 01:17 View
02JUL25 2229Z EPWA LIRP Markus Karlsson Boeing 737-800 (B738) -125 ft/m 734 nm 01:46 View
21JUN25 1624Z LFMN LIRP PAPA974 Embraer EMB-121 Xingu (E121) -136 ft/m 148 nm 00:45 View
18JUN25 0355Z LFMN LIRP Tomas Pontetto Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -157 ft/m 180 nm 00:39 View
16JUN25 0251Z LFMN LIRP CPT Jose Collado Boeing757-Extended 757 v -185 ft/m 200 nm 00:40 View
08JUN25 0939Z LIBC LIRP VAF256 Bruno Airbus A320 (A320) -159 ft/m 501 nm 01:21 View
05JUN25 0623Z LECO LIRP Daniel Rathke Airbus A350-900 (A359) -72 ft/m 839 nm 01:48 View
25MAY25 2234Z LFMN LIRP Guido Airbus A320 (A320) -178 ft/m 178 nm 00:32 View
20MAY25 1824Z LIPZ LIRP Adrián Boeing 737-800 (B738) -117 ft/m 210 nm 00:38 View
18MAY25 2010Z LIPZ LIRP OOCAR VPS995 ToLissA320_V1p1p1 ITA Ai -117 ft/m 218 nm 00:41 View
17MAY25 1022Z LIMJ LIRP Shuffleshoes Blackshape Bk-160 Gabriel (GABR) -32 ft/m 153 nm 01:13 View
03MAY25 2039Z LIPY LIRP Raul Louro Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -135 ft/m 160 nm 00:45 View
21APR25 1358Z ESSA LIRP Mitchul Hope Boeing 737-800 (B738) -91 ft/m 1075 nm 02:50 View
20APR25 0902Z LIBD LIRP Alessandro Bonazzi Boeing 737-900 (B739) -110 ft/m 366 nm 01:01 View
15APR25 0631Z EGLL LIRP Jcacer8 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -155 ft/m 702 nm 01:49 View
15APR25 0254Z LIAF LIRP PVPilot Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -42 ft/m 153 nm 00:24 View
12APR25 1442Z LIMJ LIRP Frank Nillies Beechcraft 18 (BE18) -31 ft/m 2813 nm 00:36 View
09APR25 0110Z LFMN LIRP Staghound Cirrus SR22 Turbo (S22T) -32 ft/m 176 nm 01:00 View
08APR25 2148Z LIRJ LIRP J.A. Douglas DC-3 (DC3) -70 ft/m 625 nm 04:03 View