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Saint Dévote's Day

January 2028
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🏪 What's open

  • Banks Closed
  • Government offices Closed
  • Schools Closed
  • Shops Mostly closed
  • Restaurants Varies
  • Public transit Reduced
  • Stock market Closed
  • Post office Closed

🛋️ Long weekend potential

4-Day Block
THU 27 Holiday
FRI 28 Bridge Day
SAT 29 Weekend
SUN 30 Weekend

4-day weekend with a bridge day on January 28

📣 Traveler notes

Monaco is a wealthy Mediterranean city-state, bordered by the French Riviera. Despite its small size, it offers varied entertainment options, including casinos, yachting, and the annual Formula 1 Grand Prix.

  • Major annual events
  • Formula 1 Grand Prix (Massenet curve)
  • Luxury activities such as yachting and casino visits
  • Treat Monaco as a distinct nation with its own history, culture, and lifestyle, separate from the surrounding French region.

About this holiday

Saint Dévote is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. Legend attributes her death to persecutions under the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes associated with the Corsican saint Julia due to a linguistic misinterpretation.