10 WORLD RECORDs OF TUSCANY10 WORLD RECORDs OF TUSCANY

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The Ponte Sospeso over the river Lima

is one of the longest pedestrian

bridges in the world

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Tuscany also holds the record for the

longest pizza in the world

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The Teatrino di Vetriano, with its 70 square meters,

is the smallest historic theatre ù+in the world

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The longest game of volleyball

in history took place in Tuscany, in Empoli

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the biggest number of sites in Italy

They are the historic centre of Florence (1982), the historic centre of San Gimignano (1990), the historic centre of Siena (1995), the historic centre of Pienza (1996), Piazza del Duomo in Pisa (1987), Val d’Orcia (2004), and

the Medici Villas and Gardens (2013).

it has the longest diagonal of the inner dome (45 meters), and outer dome

(54 meters).

It covers 220 meters and its highest point is 40 meters.

1,186 people, who stayed hand in hand along the entire perimeter of the old town hall,

took part in the fun initiative.

It is located in the village of Vetriano in the municipality of Pescaglia (near Lucca) and

it was built in the late 19th century.

It lasted 86 hours, 17 minutes, 53 seconds and 36 hundredths,

and involved 24 players.

It was a 2000-metre-long dining table and about 2,000 people sat at it to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the construction of

the walls of Lucca.

The largest hug in the world

was around Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

It was baked on the seafront in Cinquale (Massa Carrara province) and it was 1,172

meters long.

It established the record thanks to its 44.93 meters, 10.000 kilograms of meat, 950 meters of string used for tying, 130 kilograms of salt, pepper and spices, 250 bundles of heather

brooms and 3 tons of wood to cook it!

Each November 30th, Tuscany commemorates the anniversary of the penal reform

introduced in 1786.

The porchetta of Monte San Savino holds the record for world's

longest porchetta!

The Grand Duchy of Tuscany has been the 1° state in the

world to abolish death penalty