1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 2–3) for 6 days off (Jan 1 – 6).
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Long Weekends in Italy 2025
Italy has 7 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Dec 25 – 28). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 7
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 4 – Mon, Jan 6
456
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 2–3) for 6 days off (Jan 1 – 6).
3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 22–24) for 9 days off (Apr 19 – 27).
3 daysFri, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 27
252627
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 22–24) 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 daysSat, May 31 – Mon, Jun 2
3112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 3–6) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 11–14) for 9 days off (Aug 9 – 17).
2 daysSat, Nov 1 – Sun, Nov 2
12
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).
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 22–24) for 9 days off (Dec 20 – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 6 |
| 6 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 7–10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 9 | 3d · Apr 22–24 | Apr 19 – 27 |
| 7 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 25 – May 1 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 25 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 3–6 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 11–14 | Aug 9 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 9–12 | Dec 6 – 14 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Italy'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.