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 Spain 2025
Spain has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 4 – 6). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 3 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 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
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, 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, Oct 11 – Sun, Oct 12
1112
2 daysSat, Nov 1 – Sun, Nov 2
12
3 daysSat, Dec 6 – Mon, Dec 8
Día de la Constitución Española · Immaculate Conception
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 11–14 | Aug 9 – 17 |
| 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 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Spain'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.