This is an important calendar to prepare for next year’s holidays. In 2025, there are five three-day weekends and four possible bridges, although there are only two holidays that fall on a weekend (except for Easter Sunday, which is mandatory).
Long weekends: Easter (Good Friday 18 April); April 25 and August 15 (Fridays) and December 1 and 8 on both Mondays.
As for bridges, they can be built during Carnival (in cases where companies or local authorities so dictate); On Labor Day; On June 10, Corpo de Deus and Christmas.
In December, there are two holidays on Mondays, so you can extend your vacation by two weeks with just eight days off.
Here is a list of holidays and possible bridges:
- New Year (2025) begins with the middle of the week: Wednesday off 1st January.
- The second holiday of the year is Carnival Tuesday, the March 4. It is not enjoyed by all local authorities or all companies, but in recent years the government has mandated holidays for public servants. This allows for a long weekend, with one day off (Monday, the 3rd).
- On that day April 18 Good Friday is celebrated, opening the door to a three-day sabbatical that ends with Easter, which is Sunday, Day 20.
- The April 25Independence Day, a Friday, will lead to another long weekend:
- May 1Labor Day falls on a Thursday, so the bridge can be used. With one day off, the rest can take up to four days.
- This year, the Day of Portugal, Camos and Portuguese Communities (10th June) falls on Mars and allows a bridge.
- Lisbon’s municipal holiday is in June, a Friday, 13. It’s St. Anthony’s Day and allows a three-day weekend for anyone who can enjoy it. tip June 24 (Tuesday), cities like Porto, Braga and Tavira celebrate the holiday of S. João June 29For example, it is a public holiday in Sintra and Évora. This year it falls on a Sunday.
- As always, Carbo de Deus falls on a Thursday, June 19and can be used to create one of many bridges of the year.
- The only public holiday in August is Ascension Day, Friday (Day 15)
- After September without a holiday, comes the Christmas holiday. October 5th (the day on which the Republic was implemented), it does not do much good as it is a Sunday.
- History repeats itself November 1Effective on All Saints holiday Saturday.
- The first two holidays in December are the Restoration of Independence (Ill Day 1) and Immaculate Conception (in Day 8) are both on a Monday, which allows for two three-day weekends. During these two weeks, a two-week break can be taken, with eight days off.
- Christmas is celebrated on Thursday, December 25.