2 daysSat, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 2
12
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 3–5 + Jan 7) for 9 days off (Jan 1 – 9).
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Long Weekends in Cyprus 2028
Cyprus has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 14 – 17). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayThu, Jan 6
Epiphany — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 7) for 4 days off (Jan 6 – 9).
1 dayTue, Feb 29
Clean Monday — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 28) for 4 days off (Feb 26 – 29).
2 daysSat, Mar 25 – Sun, Mar 26
Annunciation, Anniversary of 1821 Revolution
2526
2 daysSat, Apr 1 – Sun, Apr 2
12
4 daysFri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17
Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
14151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 10–13) for 10 days off (Apr 8 – 17).
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1
29301
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 2–5) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
2 daysSat, Jun 3 – Sun, Jun 4
34
1 dayTue, Aug 15
Assumption — a lone day off, bridge it:
15
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 14) for 4 days off (Aug 12 – 15).
2 daysSat, Sep 30 – Sun, Oct 1
301
2 daysSat, Oct 28 – Sun, Oct 29
2829
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26
23242526
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 27–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).
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 | 3d · Jan 3–5 | Jan 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 3–5 + Jan 7 | Jan 1 – 9 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 7 | Jan 6 – 9 |
| 4 | 1d · Feb 28 | Feb 26 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 28 + Mar 1–3 | Feb 26 – Mar 5 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 1–3 | Feb 29 – Mar 5 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 10–13 | Apr 8 – 17 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 18–21 | Apr 14 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · May 2–5 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 14 | Aug 12 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 14 + Aug 16–18 | Aug 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 16–18 | Aug 15 – 20 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 27–29 | Dec 23 – 31 |
Computed from Cyprus'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.