Albero Di Gubbio (Gubbio Christmas Tree) The biggest Christmas tree in the world will be lit at 6pm on 7 December 2013 at Gubbio in Umbria. Gubbio is a small medieval town at the base of the 2,950-foot-high Mount Ingino. The tree is made of coloured lights and covers the slopes of Mount Ingino. More than 250 bright-green lights form the silhouette of a fir tree on the mountain ridge overlooking Gubbio. A group of local volunteers has been creating the illuminated tree since 1981. It entered ‘The Guinness Book of Records’ in 1991 as ‘The World’s Largest Christmas Tree’. Some 200 lights form a star shape at the top of the tree, which covers 10,764 square feet. The tree is 2,133 feet tall and 1,148 feet wide at the base. The interior of the tree is littered with more than 300 multi-coloured lights to look like decorative baubles. Some 27,887 feet of electric cable is used for the wiring, and 1,350 plug sockets are used to connect the cable and lights. It takes 35 kilowatts of electric power to illuminate the tree via a photovoltaic system. Volunteers take 1,900 hours to assemble the tree on scaffolding. The Christmas tree remains alight until 10 January 2014. Concerts and exhibitions will held in Gubbio at the base of the tree throughout the holiday period. Where: Gubbio, Umbria. When: 7 December 2013 to 10 January 2014 - See more at: italymagazine/featured-story/whats-italy-winter-2013-art-festivals-and-music#sthash.fbX8HeXX.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:06:43 +0000
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