1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Greece 2026
Greece has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 10 – 13). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Jan 6
Epiphany — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 5) for 4 days off (Jan 3 – 6).
3 daysSat, Feb 21 – Mon, Feb 23
212223
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 24–27) for 9 days off (Feb 21 – Mar 1).
1 dayWed, Mar 25
Annunciation, Anniversary of 1821 Revolution — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 23–24) for 5 days off (Mar 21 – 25).
4 daysFri, Apr 10 – Mon, Apr 13
Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
10111213
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 6–9) for 10 days off (Apr 4 – 13).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
3 daysSat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1
30311
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 30 – Jun 7).
2 daysSat, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 16
1516
1 dayWed, Oct 28
National Holiday — a lone day off, bridge it:
28
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Oct 26–27) for 5 days off (Oct 24 – 28).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 6 | 2d · Jan 2 + Jan 5 | Jan 1 – 6 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 5 | Jan 3 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 5 + Jan 7–9 | Jan 3 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 7–9 | Jan 6 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 24–27 | Feb 21 – Mar 1 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 23–24 | Mar 21 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 23–24 + Mar 26–27 | Mar 21 – 29 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 26–27 | Mar 25 – 29 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 6–9 | Apr 4 – 13 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 10 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 30 – Jun 7 |
| 5 | 2d · Oct 26–27 | Oct 24 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 26–27 + Oct 29–30 | Oct 24 – Nov 1 |
| 5 | 2d · Oct 29–30 | Oct 28 – Nov 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Greece'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.