The annual dates to look out for on your calendar in Italy and a brief look at the reasons behind the national holidays. Italy has a total of 12 annual public holidays, in addition to feast days for local patron saints of cities including SS. Pietro e Paolo in Rome (29 June) and S. Ambrogio in Milan (7 December). Italy marks its national feste on the calendar date of the holiday each year, meaning that if it occurs on a weekend there is no extra day off. This pot luck system is compensated ...
