The largest pancetta was made by the Commune de Ponte dell’Olio and the Piacenza Chamber of Commerce, Piacenza, Italy and weighed 150.5 kg (331.79 lb). The giant pancetta was displayed at the Pancetta Festival at Primo Maggio Square, Pontedell’Olio on 23 June 2002. The overall pancetta measured 3.30 m (10.8 ft) Pancetta is a lightly cured spiced bacon made from the central part of fat covering the side of a pig. Once the complicated processes of compiling the pancetta have been followed, the finished product
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The record for the largest parade of Fiat cars is 500 and was organised by Fiat 500 Club Italia between Villanova d’Albenga and Garlenda in Italy on 9 July 2006.
The Largest peg art board mosaic was made up of 1.200.000 plastic pegs and measured 13 meters long (39 ft 4.44 in) and 2 meters wide (6 ft 6.74 in) with a total area of 26 m2 (279.86 ft2). It was presented by Aladino srl and Quercetti (both Italy) in Piantedo, Italy, on 29 November 2009
The largest pizza base spun in one minute is 42 cm diameter achieved by Geris Mohsen (Italy) in Restorante Sant’Eustorgio, Milan, Italy for Guinness World Records Day on 12 November 2009.
The largest pinzino weighed 18 kg (39.6 lb) and was made by the residents of Vigarano Pieve, Italy on 22 June 2002. A pinzino is an ancient Italian bread composed of wheat, flour, water and lard and is additionally fried in lard on both sides. The circular bread had a diameter of 2.31 m (7.57 ft).
The largest rag doll measured 4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) tall and was made by volunteers to support the UNICEF vaccination campaign in Genova, Italy in 2005.
The largest Rueda De Casino consisted of 706 participants who danced for a minimum of 5 minutes and was achieved by Yamambo Dance School (Italy) in Campo Sportivo, Assago, Milan, Italy, on 3 July 2010. The record attempt lasted for a minimum for 5 minutes, with 708 participants dancing, although 706 participants danced for the minimum time given. It was held outdoors on the Campo Sportivo with each participant standing in a circular line around an athletics field. There were 6 dance teachers on a
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The largest screen display was organised by Red Communications and Mediaset using 4,138 7-inch monitors displaying all different episodes of the satirical news programme “Striscia la notizia” at the Triennale Exhibition of contemporary art in Milan, Italy on 11-25 November 2007. Total area of screen display is 455.18 ft2 (42.29 m2) — take 7-inch monitor length then use this site (http://www.mathopenref.com/pythagorastheorem.html) to arrive at total area of each individual monitor, then multiplied by 4,138.
The Gelatin Collective (Austria) created a 61-m (200-ft) long pink knitted rabbit – ‘Hase’ – on the side of a mountain in Piedmont, northern Italy. Using 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of wool, it took more than a year to knit the basic shape and a further seven weeks to stuff and place it. The collective hopes that the sculpture will exist for 20 years. It is free for the public to explore.
The largest simultaneous lottery game held in one location was achieved by 40,001 people who played Win for Life, a lottery created by Sisal (Italy), in San Siro stadium, Milan, Italy, on 29 November 2009 The lottery numbers were revealed between the first and second half of the match between Inter and Fiorentina in San Siro, Milan. Win for Life is a new Italian born lottery from Sisal and and the cash price consists of £4,000 GBP awarded during 20 years.