The largest beer tankard measures 5.87 m (19 ft 3 in) tall, has a diameter of 2.03 m (6 ft 7 in) and can hold 12,910 litres (2839.8 gal) of beer. It was created by the Meraner Altstadtvereinigung (Italy) and was presented and measured in Meran, Italy, on 7 August 2010. The tankard is an outsized replica of an existing, commercially available beer tankard in the scale 14.7 to 1.

The largest tiramisu weighed 1,285 kg (2,832 lb) and was prepared by the Shopping Centre Piazzagrande (Italy), in Piove di Sacco, Italy, on 29 June 2014. The tiramisu was 13.98 m (45 ft 10 in) long and 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) wide and it was made to celebrate the shopping centre 20th anniversary.

The largest Tuca Tuca dance was achieved by 494 dancers during an event organised by the city of Bellaria Igea Marina (Italy) at the Polo Est beach, in Bellaria Igea Marina, Italy, on 7 August 2010. The Tuca Tuca is a popular dance launched by Raffaella Carrà. Raffaella Carrà (born 18 June 1943, Bologna, Italy), in Italy often simply known as la Carrà and in some Latin American countries sometimes simply as Raffaella, is an Italian singer, dancer, TV hostess, and actress.

The lightest chair weighs 0.617 kg (1.36 lbs) and was designed by Massimiliano Della Monaca (Italy). It was presented and weighed in Marina di Carrara, Italy, on 30 October 2008. The chair was part of the CompoDesign exhibition. The chair was tested by an independent testing body for chairs and complies with the EU standard EN 1728:2000. This standard requires the chair to go through a series of tests to estatblish its durability. The chair passed these tests.

The longest backflip is 4.26 m (13 ft 11.71in) and was achieved by Lukas Steiner (Austria) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 28 April 2011.

The longest chain of fire hoses is 63.206 km (39.274 miles) and was achieved by the South Tyrol Fire Brigades (Italy), in Bruneck and surrounding areas, Italy, on 31 May 2014. Water was carried successfully for the whole length of the chain in about 12 hours from start to finish. 2,700 volunteers from 6 different villages from the Plan De Corones area participated in the record attempt, 3,100 tubes (20 m each) and 126 water commercially available pumps were used for the attempt.

The longest chocolate bar measured 15.9 m (52 ft 1.98 in) long and 2.03 m (6 ft 7.92 in) wide and was achieved by Mirco Della Vecchia, Renato Zoia and Giuseppe Sartori (all Italy) during an event organised by BF Servizi Gruppo BolognaFiere during the 7th edition of the Cioccoshow fair, in Bologna, Italy, on 16 November 2011. Mirco Della Vecchia (Italy) is an internationally recognised chocolate master and already record holder for the largest chocolate sculpture and the tallest ice cream cone. The chocolate Continue reading →

Mt Stromboli, in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Italy, has been undergoing continuous volcanic eruptions since at least the 7th century BC, when its activity was recorded by Greek colonists. Its regular mild explosions of gas and lava – usually several each hour, have led it to be known as the ‘Lighthouse of the Mediterranean’.

The longest cooked salami measures 16.09 m (52 ft 9.46 in) and was made by Fratelli Daturi snc (Italy), in Stradella, Italy, on 4 September 2011. The preparations started on 3 September 2011. 72 pieces of natural pig casings with a diameter of 14 cm (5.51 in) were hand-stitched together to create one single casing, a total of 190.4 kg (419 lb 12 oz) of different pork cuts, salt, pepper and spices were mixed and ground and the casing was then sacked with the help Continue reading →

The longest distance covered by a car driven on its side on two wheels is 371.06 km (230.57 miles), by Michele Pilia (Italy) at Sant’Elia Stadium, Cagliari, Italy, on 26 February 2009. He drove a BMW316 mod.E30 1766cc (1983). The car was modified in accordance with the guidelines with an Axle Blockage and an additional gas tank.