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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.

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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
09JAN26 0340Z LFPO LIRF Colgray Airbus A320 (A320) -160 ft/m 659 nm 01:36 View
08JAN26 2300Z LFMN LIRF Matti8u Airbus A320 (A320) -162 ft/m 339 nm 01:00 View
08JAN26 1819Z EKCH LIRF WrexStream Boeing 737-800 (B738) -181 ft/m 913 nm 02:12 View
07JAN26 2146Z EBBR LIRF Bryan Nijssen Boeing 737-800 (B738) -185 ft/m 707 nm 01:11 View
04JAN26 1729Z LFMN LIRF Ganz_normale_biene Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -79 ft/m 288 nm 01:08 View
03JAN26 0923Z LIMC LIRF VAF130 Luigi Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -194 ft/m 342 nm 01:00 View
31DEC25 1029Z BGSF LIRF Fabrizio95 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -188 ft/m 2584 nm 06:15 View
30DEC25 0947Z LSZH LIRF charliejones230410 Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -174 ft/m 415 nm 00:50 View
29DEC25 2049Z EIDW LIRF RyanJonesKY2 Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -125 ft/m 1123 nm 02:41 View
29DEC25 0628Z LFRS LIRF Cmte.Coxinha Boeing 737-800 (B738) -139 ft/m 736 nm 02:04 View
28DEC25 1915Z LSZH LIRF SebasProPilot Airbus A321 (A321) -117 ft/m 423 nm 01:12 View
28DEC25 0800Z LIMJ LIRF VAF175 Giuseppe Cessna Citation X (C750) -132 ft/m 267 nm 00:52 View
27DEC25 2350Z LIEE LIRF Nick2025a Boeing 737-800 (B738) -200 ft/m 261 nm 00:45 View
26DEC25 0637Z EGPH LIRF Sean Galbraith Boeing 747-8 (B748) -120 ft/m 1337 nm 03:24 View
25DEC25 2314Z LICJ LIRF VAF269 Gabriele Airbus A320 (A320) -91 ft/m 289 nm 00:51 View
25DEC25 2054Z EDDB LIRF Francaher Boeing 737-800 (B738) -96 ft/m 738 nm 01:54 View
24DEC25 1713Z LTAI LIRF Matthew Topping Airbus A350-900 (A359) 0 ft/m 1065 nm 02:42 View
24DEC25 1448Z UDYZ LIRF Enza Airbus A350-900 (A359) -18 ft/m 1544 nm 03:53 View
22DEC25 1550Z LIPY LIRF GiuseppeIIM302 Beech 58TC/Pressurized Baron (B58T) -76 ft/m 186 nm 01:07 View
22DEC25 0141Z EDDM LIRF ErmE Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L) -195 ft/m 441 nm 01:20 View