3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
123
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 4–5) for 6 days off (Jan 1 – 6).
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Long Weekends in Greece 2027
Greece has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2027, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 30 – May 3). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2027
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayWed, Jan 6
Epiphany — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 4–5) for 6 days off (Jan 1 – 6).
3 daysSat, Mar 13 – Mon, Mar 15
131415
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 16–19) for 9 days off (Mar 13 – 21).
1 dayThu, Mar 25
Annunciation, Anniversary of 1821 Revolution — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 26) for 4 days off (Mar 25 – 28).
4 daysFri, Apr 30 – Mon, May 3
Good Friday · Labour Day · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
30123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 26–29) for 10 days off (Apr 24 – May 3).
3 daysSat, Jun 19 – Mon, Jun 21
192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 22–25) for 9 days off (Jun 19 – 27).
2 daysSat, Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 15
1415
1 dayThu, Oct 28
National Holiday — a lone day off, bridge it:
28
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 29) for 4 days off (Oct 28 – 31).
2 daysSat, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 26
2526
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
| 6 | 2d · Jan 4–5 | Jan 1 – 6 |
| 10 | 4d · Jan 4–5 + Jan 7–8 | Jan 1 – 10 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 7–8 | Jan 6 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 13 – 21 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 22–24 | Mar 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 22–24 + Mar 26 | Mar 20 – 28 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Mar 26 | Mar 25 – 28 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 26–29 | Apr 24 – May 3 |
| 10 | 4d · May 4–7 | Apr 30 – May 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 22–25 | Jun 19 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 25–27 | Oct 23 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 25–27 + Oct 29 | Oct 23 – 31 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 29 | Oct 28 – 31 |
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.