2 daysWed, Jan 1 – Thu, Jan 2
New Year's Day · New Year Holiday
12
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 3) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
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Long Weekends in Albania 2025
Albania has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Mar 14 – 16). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 6
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Mar 14 – Sun, Mar 16
141516
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 10–13) for 9 days off (Mar 8 – 16).
2 daysSat, Mar 22 – Sun, Mar 23
2223
2 daysSat, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 30
2930
3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21
Catholic Easter · Orthodox Easter
192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 22–25) for 9 days off (Apr 19 – 27).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
3 daysSat, Oct 18 – Mon, Oct 20
Mother Teresa Day · Mother Teresa Day (substitute day)
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 21–24) for 9 days off (Oct 18 – 26).
3 daysFri, Nov 28 – Sun, Nov 30
Independence Day · Liberation Day
282930
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 24–27) for 9 days off (Nov 22 – 30).
3 daysSat, Dec 6 – Mon, Dec 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 9–12) for 9 days off (Dec 6 – 14).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 2 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 10–13 | Mar 8 – 16 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 19 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 21–24 | Oct 18 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 24–27 | Nov 22 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 9–12 | Dec 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Albania's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.