Balloonists take to skies over Umbria's wine valley

Record ID: 904426

  • Title: Balloonists take to skies over Umbria's wine valley
  • Date: 29th July 2017
  • Summary: GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) BALLOONISTS SETTING UP BALLOONS AS SUN COMES UP VARIOUS OF BALLOONIST ROBIN MERCER FIRING UP BALLOON WOMAN LEVELLING BALLOON BASKET AS MERCER FIRES UP BALLOON FLAME INSIDE BALLOON BALLOONIST MERCER TUGGING ON ROPES SHADOW OF BALLOON ON GROUND MERCER CHECKING BALLOON SHADOW OF BALLOON ON GROUND BALLOONS RISING ABOVE GROUND BALLOON IN SKY VARIOUS OF BALLOONS IN SKY IN AIR OVER GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BALLOONS RISING UP FROM GROUND GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALLOONIST ROBIN MERCER FROM NORTHERN IRELAND SAYING: "Ballooning, I must say, ballooning is something really, really special. It's a lovely way of seeing the world, when you're looking, it's not like being in an aeroplane or a helicopter. You can look 360 degrees and you don't know where you are going to go, you don't know where you're going to land and it is something really, really special." IN AIR OVER GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) FLAME INSIDE BALLOON BALLOONS FLOATING OVER COUNTRYSIDE MERCER GUIDING BALLOON VARIOUS OF BALLOONS IN SKY MERCER GUIDING BALLOON VARIOUS OF BALLOONS IN SKY BALLOONS IN SKY / GAS CYLINDER IN BALLOON GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALLOONIST ROBIN MERCER FROM NORTHERN IRELAND SAYING: "Really in ballooning everyone is very cautious. We don't fly in rain, we don't fly when it's really windy and if there is any risk at all we just do not fly. It's safer being in a balloon than driving a car. There have been a few accidents over the years, but really if you take into account the amount of balloons that fly all the time, all over the world, it's a safe, it's a safe hobby." BALLOONS RISING FROM GROUND IN AIR OVER GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BALLOONS FLYING GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) TWO PEOPLE GUIDING BALLOON WITH ROPE BALLOONS ALMOST STATIONARY ABOVE GROUND IN AIR OVER GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SHADOW OF BALLOON ON GROUND MERCER FLYING BALLOON MERCER'S HAND ON GAS CYLINDER CONTROL GROUND / BALLOONS COMING DOWN TO LAND
  • Embargoed: 12th August 2017 13:28
  • Keywords: hot air balloons ballooning event Sagrantino Challenge Cup Umbria wine valley
  • Location: GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY AND IN AIR
  • City: GUALDO CATTANEO, ITALY AND IN AIR
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Human Interest / Brights / Odd News,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016RRR5MV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Balloonists from around the world took off from Italy's Umbria valley on Saturday (July 29) participating in one of the biggest ballooning events on the global calendar.
    Around 30 hot air balloons flew off at sunrise and rose above the Sagrantino valley, vying for the Sagrantino international balloon challenge cup.
    The ballooning event in the Umbrian wine valley stretches over 10 days and features a rich social programme with many occasions for the balloonists to mingle and sample local food and wine.
    The event will culminate on Sunday (July 30) when the prestigious silver cup will be awarded to the winning team.
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