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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
22JUL25 0918Z EGVN LIRF Geordie433 Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -78 ft/m 870 nm 01:58 View
21JUL25 1538Z LMML LIRF Supra Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -115 ft/m 494 nm 01:30 View
20JUL25 0945Z LDZA LIRF Marcel Gabrysch Airbus A310 (A310) -59 ft/m 362 nm 00:59 View
19JUL25 2113Z LIPZ LIRF RQZ018 Alessandro Airbus A320 (A320) -91 ft/m 232 nm 00:42 View
16JUL25 0925Z LFSB LIRF Snickers Cirrus SR22 Turbo (S22T) -78 ft/m 461 nm 01:32 View
13JUL25 1120Z LDSP LIRF Miguel Lozano Vueling EC-LVU -181 ft/m 234 nm 00:46 View
12JUL25 1029Z EGNJ LIRF Sillyunknown Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -185 ft/m 992 nm 02:13 View
11JUL25 1748Z EPWA LIRF Kowalski Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -199 ft/m 775 nm 01:49 View
10JUL25 1251Z GCTS LIRF Luca Horizen Airbus A321 (A321) -151 ft/m 1737 nm 03:53 View
09JUL25 2009Z LATI LIRF Sandor Farkas Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -162 ft/m 412 nm 01:15 View
08JUL25 2332Z LIEO LIRF Rpcorzo Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -193 ft/m 231 nm 00:47 View
08JUL25 2206Z OMDB LIRF Timeattack899 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -181 ft/m 2541 nm 06:39 View
08JUL25 1706Z LEPA LIRF Manuel Sanchez Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -66 ft/m 480 nm 01:06 View
06JUL25 1833Z LIRQ LIRF Prakyans Airbus A320 (A320) -158 ft/m 183 nm 00:36 View
06JUL25 1803Z LIRN LIRF Bricktop Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -27 ft/m 145 nm 00:32 View
06JUL25 0912Z LEBL LIRF Amine Vueling EC-MNZ (Vueling -145 ft/m 562 nm 01:27 View
05JUL25 1309Z ORER LIRF Kinyo76 Airbus A-400M (A400) -183 ft/m 1634 nm 04:21 View
03JUL25 1634Z LMML LIRF VAF167 Luciano Airbus A350-1000 (A35K) -161 ft/m 476 nm 01:21 View
02JUL25 1444Z LFPO LIRF Jeff5930 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -194 ft/m 604 nm 01:28 View
30JUN25 2225Z DGAA LIRF Mannymics Airbus A321 (A321) -62 ft/m 2414 nm 01:30 View