Holidays & Time

Time

In terms of standard time zones, Italy is six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time in the USA and Canada. Daylight saving time in Italy goes into effect each year usually from the end of March to the middle of October.

Holidays

Offices and Shops are closed all Sundays in Italy. In major tourist areas especially during high season many shops are now open.

Here is the list of National Statutory Holidays:

JANUARY 1 New Year's Day

JANUARY 6 Epiphany

Easter Sunday

Easter Monday

APRIL 25 Liberation Day

MAY 1 Labor Day

AUGUST 15 Assumption of the Virgin

NOVEMBER 1 All Saints Day

DECEMBER 8 Day of Immaculate Conception

DECEMBER 25 Christmas Day

DECEMBER 26 Santo Stefano (Boxing Day)

Offices and Shops are also closed in the following cities on the local feast days honoring their patron Saints:

APRIL 25 San Marco

(VENEZIA)

JUNE 24 San Giovanni Battista

(FIRENZE, GENOVA, TORINO)

JUNE 29 San Pietro e Paolo

(ROMA)

JULY 15 Santa Rosalia

(PALERMO)

SEPTEMBER 19 San Gennaro

(NAPOLI)

OCTOBER 4 San Petronio

(BOLOGNA)

OCTOBER 30 San Saturnino

(CAGLIARI)

NOVEMBER 3 San Giusto

(TRIESTE)

DECEMBER 6 San Nicola

(BARI)

DECEMBER 7 Sant'Ambrogio

(MILANO)