The largest Christmas tree in the world is in Gubbio, in the heart of Umbria. Lying on the slopes of Mount Ingino, the tree is made up of lighting fixtures of various types that create a completely unique chromatic effect. Over 250 bright green dots outline the shape of a Christmas tree over 650 meters high with the central body dotted with over 300 multicolored lights. On the top installed a star of the surface of about one thousand square meters, designed by over 200 points of light.
Gubbio's Christmas tree, the largest in the world
It is a creation that entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1991; the tree remains lit throughout the Christmas period and is deactivated after the Epiphany. Tens of thousands of people visit Gubbio every year also to admire its extraordinary beauty. Its realization is supervised by a group of “tree litters” who carry on this initiative out of love for the city of Gubbio and its patron saint, Sant'Ubaldo. The tree is, at the same time, imposing and elegant; the intent of its creators is to convey kindness, goodness, understanding, patience. Virtues capable of bringing out strong feelings to inspire forgiveness and trust in others.
On December 7 the switching on of the lights
Next 7 December, the president of the Umbria Region, Donatella Tesei, will be the testimonial for 2022 for the lighting of the Gubbio Christmas tree. In one of the most complex international scenarios in recent years, a message of peace and hope which illuminates the 'green heart of Italy'. A land, Umbria, rich in excellence and traditions and which has in its regional coat of arms i Ceri of Gubbio, symbol of the party born several centuries ago in honor of Sant'Ubaldo. To the message of peace is added a strong reference to environmental sustainability characterized by the work of energy efficiency, developed for the lighting of the tree.
(Photo Facebook World's Largest Christmas Tree)
