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Public Holiday
Regional: IT-BN
Saint Bartholomew's Day
Thursday, August 24, 2028
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Mostly closed
- Restaurants Mostly closed
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
4-Day Block
THU
24
Holiday
FRI
25
Bridge Day
SAT
26
Weekend
SUN
27
Weekend
4-day weekend with a bridge day on August 25
📣 Traveler notes
Italy was central to the Roman Empire and the birthplace of the Renaissance, recognized alongside Greece for its role in Western culture. The country boasts a vast number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including many high art and historical monuments.
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Epiphany (January 6)
- Easter (March/April) and Easter Monday (March/April)
- Liberation Day (April 25)
About this holiday
The Saint Bartholomew's Day incident (1572) was a targeted wave of Catholic mob violence and assassinations against Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion. It began shortly after the marriage of Margaret (sister of King Charles IX) to Protestant King Henry III of Navarre.