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Infiorata Festival

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

Flower Carpet at Infiorata: A Grand Celebration

Infiorata are a grand celebration that begins when the artists choose the flowers for their subtle color changes in their petals. Each design takes months of work and up to a year of preparation. They first sketch the designs onto the floor with chalk and then mark each line with soil or coffee grounds. Next, they fill the lines with flower petals.

Each artist has their own color palette. Many use dyer’s broom for yellow, goat’s rue for blue, wild fennel for green, and carnation for red. Some of the creations use entire pieces of plants to give the piece a three-dimensional effect. The artistry is elaborate, using only subtle shades to create pieces that are quite realistic. Many of the pieces are done in the style of Renaissance paintings or stained-glass windows. They reflect both new artistry and time-honored traditions. Some are simple, and others are quite complex.

In Genzano, the flower carpet covers about 2,000 square meters, which is over 21,500 square feet. That is a bit under half of a football field. This display consists of 15 panels and uses about 500,000 flower blooms, petals, and seeds. Sometimes, other natural materials are used, including wood, sand, beans, and leaves.

Each of these floral elements must be carefully picked and hand-processed to keep them from damage and bruising. It is a delicate and gentle operation. They must be done in time to allow them to be ready for the festival, but not too soon, so that they will be at their peak during the festival.

The flowers are carefully prepared and laid out by the artists. The festival itself lasts about 48 hours, then it all comes to an end. They are showcased from Friday through Sunday, with the main event and procession taking place on Sunday.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at LIRF, 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
01APR25 2012Z LTFM LIRF J.A. Boeing 737-800 (B738) -19 ft/m 838 nm 02:10 View
31MAR25 0148Z KBOS LIRF Side Airbus A350-900 (A359) -199 ft/m 5223 nm 10:40 View
30MAR25 2327Z LPPT LIRF Goncalo Airbus A321 (A321) -176 ft/m 1084 nm 02:51 View
30MAR25 1936Z EBBR LIRF ADAM AMHAZ Boeing 737-900 (B739) -71 ft/m 731 nm 01:41 View
30MAR25 0929Z EDDL LIRF Keyflight ToLissA321_V1p7 [CFM] Ai -98 ft/m 702 nm 01:40 View
26MAR25 1759Z OBBI LIRF Morgan Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -138 ft/m 3010 nm 07:41 View
23MAR25 1723Z DAOO LIRF Enrico Boeing 737-800 (B738) -89 ft/m 852 nm 02:01 View
22MAR25 1527Z LFMN LIRF Zeke125 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -150 ft/m 310 nm 00:57 View
20MAR25 2310Z LEBL LIRF Pdb0001 Embraer ERJ-190 (E190) -54 ft/m 527 nm 01:26 View
19MAR25 1939Z LICC LIRF ProbiePete Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -57 ft/m 354 nm 01:33 View
18MAR25 2317Z EIDW LIRF Callum Airbus A320 (A320) -166 ft/m 1092 nm 02:41 View
16MAR25 0033Z EDQF LIRF Vitor Silva Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L) -88 ft/m 574 nm 01:21 View
14MAR25 1543Z LIRN LIRF Lucian Daniel Airbus A321 (A321) -95 ft/m 150 nm 00:36 View
13MAR25 2136Z LIPZ LIRF RQZ375 Alessandro Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -59 ft/m 261 nm 01:05 View
12MAR25 1806Z LFLS LIRF Manu95310 Airbus A320 (A320) -115 ft/m 389 nm 01:04 View
12MAR25 1655Z SBGR LIRF James Hargreaves Airbus A350-900 (A359) -8 ft/m 5322 nm 05:42 View
10MAR25 0301Z LIRJ LIRF Oz Flyer/Nexus27 Boeing CH-47 Chinook (H47) -65 ft/m 106 nm 00:46 View
05MAR25 1558Z LIMC LIRF CapPat Boeing 737-800 (B738) -146 ft/m 313 nm 00:58 View
05MAR25 1545Z KMIA LIRF YoungKing Airbus A340-300 (A343) -133 ft/m 4729 nm 10:06 View
05MAR25 0940Z LIRP LIRF NPS177/Yves Boeing 737-800 (B738) -191 ft/m 223 nm 00:46 View