Italy as in many European countries has multiple holidays. Typically hotels can be full or much more expensive during a holiday than any other time so it’s a good idea to check the list below when planning your trip. The travel experts at Italy 4 Real can assist you in planning your next trip to Italy and understand the ways to save during the holidays. 

Offices and most stores are closed on the following Italian holidays (check with individual museums and restaurants):

• January 1 New Year's Day
• January 6 Epiphany
• February 11 The Lateran PactsEasterEaster Monday
• April 25 Liberation Day
• May 1 Labor Day
• May 9 Europe Day
• June 2 Festa della Repubblica
• August 15 Assumption of the Virgin
• November 1 All Saints' Day
• November 2 Day of the Dead
• December 8 Day of Immaculate Conception
• December 25 Christmas Day

December 26 Santo Stefano

The following towns and cities observe these dates as holidays in honor of their patron saints: 

• April 25 San Marco (Venice)
• June 24 San Giovanni Battista (Florence, Genoa, Turin)
• June 29 San Pietro and Paolo (Rome)
• July 15 Santa Rosalia (Palermo)
• September 19 San Gennaro (Naples)
• October 4 San Petronio (Bologna)
• October 30 San Saturnino (Cagliari)
• November 3 San Giusto (Trieste)
• December 6 San Nicola (Bari)
• December 7 Sant'Ambrogio (Milan)