Take 2 days of leave and get 6 days off
Wed, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 6
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God · Epiphany
Leave days: Thu, Jan 2, Fri, Jan 3
Public holidays · 2025
Bridge days in Vatican City 2025
Take a few days of annual leave next to a public holiday and get a much longer break. These plans use only nationwide public holidays and the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in Vatican City.
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Jan 4 – Tue, Jan 7
Epiphany
Leave days: Tue, Jan 7
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Feb 8 – Tue, Feb 11
Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City
Leave days: Mon, Feb 10
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, Mar 13 – Sun, Mar 16
Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father
Leave days: Fri, Mar 14
Take 2 days of leave and get 5 days off
Sat, Mar 15 – Wed, Mar 19
Saint Joseph's Day
Leave days: Mon, Mar 17, Tue, Mar 18
Take 1 day of leave and get 8 days off
Thu, Apr 17 – Thu, Apr 24
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday · Easter Tuesday · Name Day of the Holy Father
Leave days: Thu, Apr 24
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, May 1 – Sun, May 4
Saint Joseph the Worker's Day
Leave days: Fri, May 2
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, May 29 – Sun, Jun 1
Ascension Day
Leave days: Fri, May 30
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, Jun 19 – Sun, Jun 22
Corpus Domini
Leave days: Fri, Jun 20
Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off
Thu, Aug 14 – Mon, Aug 18
Day Before Assumption of Mary · Assumption of Mary Day · Day After Assumption of Mary
Leave days: Mon, Aug 18
Take 2 days of leave and get 5 days off
Sat, Sep 13 – Wed, Sep 17
Name Day of the Holy Father
Leave days: Mon, Sep 15, Tue, Sep 16
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Dec 6 – Tue, Dec 9
Immaculate Conception
Leave days: Tue, Dec 9
Take 1 day of leave and get 6 days off
Wed, Dec 24 – Mon, Dec 29
Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · Saint Stephen's Day · Saint John the Evangelist's Day
Leave days: Mon, Dec 29
Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off
Wed, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 4
Last Day of the Year · Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Leave days: Fri, Jan 2
Plans give at least four days off in a row and at least two more days off than the leave they cost. Check your employer's rules and any bridge days your government decrees; those are not included.
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What are the best bridge days in Vatican City in 2025?
Take 1 day of leave and get 8 days off: Thu, Apr 17 – Thu, Apr 24 (Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday · Easter Tuesday · Name Day of the Holy Father); Take 1 day of leave and get 6 days off: Wed, Dec 24 – Mon, Dec 29 (Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · Saint Stephen's Day · Saint John the Evangelist's Day); Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off: Thu, Aug 14 – Mon, Aug 18 (Day Before Assumption of Mary · Assumption of Mary Day · Day After Assumption of Mary).