# Italy's 11 national holidays, and Ferragosto

> Italy has 11 national civil holidays under law 260/1949, from January 1 to December 26. Good Friday is a working day, and August 15 stops the country.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

Italy has 11 national civil holidays set by law 260 of 1949: January 1 and 6, April 25, Easter Monday, May 1, June 2, August 15, November 1, December 8, December 25 and December 26.

## What the law says, and what it means at street level

Law 260 of May 27, 1949, with its later amendments, lists those days alongside Sundays; DPR 792/1985 governs the religious holidays agreed with the Church. On all of them public offices close and many businesses run short hours or shut.

For a traveler the effect is uneven. Museums and tourist districts often work through a holiday; banks, post offices, pharmacies on rotation and small neighborhood businesses do not.

## Easter Monday is the only Holy Week holiday

Only 1 day of Holy Week is a national holiday in Italy: the Monday after Easter, Lunedi dell'Angelo, known to everyone as Pasquetta. Good Friday is an ordinary working day nationally.

You will read that Good Friday is a holiday in the autonomous province of Bolzano. That exception is not confirmed by the source we checked, so it is not stated here as fact. Easter itself is movable, and we have not verified the 2027 date on a primary source.

## August 15: the day the cities empty

August 15, the Assumption, is a national holiday and the peak of the Italian summer exodus. Shops, restaurants and services close widely in the big cities, coastal and mountain resorts fill to their limit, and the motorways carry the heaviest outbound traffic of the year.

The holiday status is verified on a primary source. The closures and the traffic are a well documented pattern rather than a measured statistic, which is worth knowing before someone quotes you a percentage of businesses closed.

More on that month, including the law that makes those closures a choice, on [August in Italy](/plan/august-in-italy).

## Rome adds June 29

Rome celebrates its patrons, Saints Peter and Paul, on June 29, a local holiday on top of the 11 national ones. Offices close, many shops close, and visitors who did not know about it find a normal Tuesday behaving like a Sunday.

Other cities have their own patron days on other dates. If your trip has a fixed appointment, an archive visit or a town hall errand, check the local calendar for that comune.

## Bridge days: no 2027 table here

Italians build a ponte by taking 1 or 2 days off next to a holiday that falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, which turns 11 fixed dates into several long weekends. Where those fall in 2027 depends on the calendar, and we have not published a verified table.

The practical consequence is the same every year: trains, coastal hotels and mountain roads fill on those weekends. If your dates touch one, book earlier than you would otherwise.

## FAQ

### What are the public holidays in Italy?

Eleven national civil holidays, set by law 260 of 1949: January 1 and 6, April 25, Easter Monday, May 1, June 2, August 15, November 1, December 8, December 25 and December 26. Sundays are covered by the same law.

### Is Good Friday a holiday in Italy?

No, not nationally. Only 1 day of Holy Week is a public holiday across Italy, the Monday after Easter, called Pasquetta. An exception for the autonomous province of Bolzano circulates widely and is not confirmed by the source we checked.

### Is everything closed on Ferragosto?

August 15 is a national holiday and the peak of the summer exodus: in the big cities shops, restaurants and services close widely, while coastal towns fill up. The holiday status is verified; the scale of the closures is a known pattern, not a measured statistic.

### Does Rome have its own holiday?

Yes, June 29, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the city's patrons. It sits on top of the 11 national dates, so offices and many businesses in Rome close on a day that is an ordinary working day everywhere else in Italy.

### When is Easter Monday in Italy?

It moves with Easter, which is a movable feast, so the date changes every year. It is one of the 11 national holidays. We have not verified the 2027 date on a primary source, so this page does not print one.

## Sources

| Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le festivita' civili nazionali italiane sono fissate dalla legge 260/1949 e successive modifiche e comprendono, oltre alle domeniche: 1 e 6 gennaio, 25 aprile, lunedi' dopo Pasqua, 1 maggio, 2 giugno, 15 agosto, 1 novembre, 8 dicembre, 25 e 26 dicembre. | [Camera dei Deputati](https://www.camera.it/leg17/561?appro=app_festivita_norme) | medium | 2029-12-31 |
| Il 15 agosto (Assunzione della Beata Vergine Maria, 'Ferragosto') e' festivita' nazionale in Italia; e' il picco dell'esodo estivo, con chiusure diffuse di negozi, ristoranti e servizi nelle citta' e massimo affollamento su coste e localita' turistiche. | [Camera dei Deputati](https://www.camera.it/leg17/561?appro=app_festivita_norme) | medium | 2029-12-31 |
| In Italia la Settimana Santa non e' festiva nei giorni feriali (Venerdi' Santo compreso, salvo la Provincia autonoma di Bolzano): l'unico giorno festivo nazionale e' il lunedi' dopo Pasqua, 'Lunedi' dell'Angelo' o Pasquetta. | [Camera dei Deputati](https://www.camera.it/leg17/561?appro=app_festivita_norme) | medium | 2029-12-31 |

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