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School holidays in Italy: 2024–2025

Are you planning your next family vacation? Here are the 2024 and 2025 school holidays in Italy for expat parents to mark in their calendars.

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Updated 2-9-2024

Whether you’re exploring Italy or further afield, holidays are a great way to spend quality time with the family. To make sure you don’t interfere with their studies, scheduling around your children’s school holidays is your best bet. If you’re working during the breaks, however, it’s important to consider childcare arrangements in advance.

To help you plan your year, read on for the following:

An overview of school holidays in Italy

The Ministry of Education sets the national school holidays, which apply to all primary and secondary schools and are the same each year. However, the holiday dates each Italian region stipulates for its local schools vary between areas.

Mother and daughter swimming at beach in Positano
Positano, Amalfi Coast (Photo: Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images)

Italy has 20 administrative regions, which can be split into North, Central, South, and Island regions. These include:

  • North: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy (Lombardia), Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige, Valle d’Aosta, Veneto
  • Central: Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Marche, Molise, Tuscany (Toscana), and Umbria
  • South: Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia
  • Islands: Sardinia and Sicily (Sicilia)

Keep in mind that international schools in Italy may have different holiday dates, so make sure to check directly with your school.

National holidays in Italy 2024–2025

Schools throughout Italy are closed for the Italian public holidays. These dates are set by the Italian government and are celebrated in all regions. As a result, the regional school holidays – such as the Christmas and Easter breaks – usually revolve around Italy’s public holidays.

Here are the nationwide school holidays for the 2024–2025 academic year:

HolidayDate
All Saints’ Day1 November 2024 (Friday)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception8 December 2024 (Sunday)
Christmas Day25 December 2024 (Wednesday)
Saint Stephen’s Day26 December 2024 (Thursday)
New Year’s Day1 January 2025 (Wednesday)
Feast of the Epiphany6 January 2025 (Friday)
Easter Monday21 April 2025 (Monday)
Anniversary of Liberation25 April 2025 (Friday)
Labor Day1 May 2025 (Thursday)
National Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica Italiana)2 June 2025 (Monday)

Regional school holiday dates 2024–2025

In addition to the national school holidays, schools in Italy also have holidays set by their region. While these holidays typically fall around the same, individual dates vary between regions.

Most Italian schools stop for the following occassions:

  • Christmas break (two weeks)
  • Easter break (one week)
  • Summer holidays (about three months)

Many schools will also celebrate Carnival by taking off an extra day or two.

Children and grandfather picking grapes at vineyard
Catania, Sicily (Photo: Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)

To help you mark which days your child will be off school, here are the school holidays according to Italy’s different regions. All dates are subject to change, and each region has additional holidays, which you can find listed on the Ministry of Education’s website (link in Italian).

Northern region school holidays 2024–25

RegionSchool year start dateChristmasCarnivalEasterSchool year end date (Summer break begins)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 20253–5 March 202517–22 April 20257 June 2025
Liguria16 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–21 April 202510 June 2025
Lombardy12 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–21 April 20257 June 2025
Piedmont11 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 20253–4 March 202517–22 April 20257 June 2025
Trentino-Alto AdigeTrento: 9 September 2024
Bolzano: 5 September 2024		Trento: 23 December 2024 – 6 January 2025
Bolzano: 24 December 2024 – 6 January 2025		Trento: No Carnival holidays
Bolzano: 1–9 March 2025		Trento: 18–26 April 2025
Bolzano: 17–22 April 2025		Trento: 12 June 2025
Bolzano: 13 June 2025
Valle d’Aosta11 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025Sant’Orso Holidays: 30–31 January 2025
Carnival: 3–5 March 2025		17–21 April 202510 June 2025
Veneto11 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 20253–5 March 202517–19 April 20257 June 2025

Central region school holidays 2024–25

RegionSchool year start dateChristmasCarnivalEasterSchool year end date (Summer break begins)
Abruzzo16 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–22 April 20257 June 2025
Emilia-Romagna16 September 202424 December 2024 –
6 January 2025 		No Carnival holidays17–22 April 20256 June 2025
Lazio16 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–22 April 20257 June 2025
Marche11 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–22 April 20257 June 2025
Molise12 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 20253–5 March 202517–22 April 20257 June 2025
Tuscany16 September 202424 December 2024 –
6 January 2025		No Carnival holidays17–22 April 202510 June 2025
Umbria11 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–22 April 20257 June 2025

Southern region school holidays 2024–25

RegionSchool year start dateChristmasCarnivalEasterSchool year end date (Summer break begins)
Basilicata16 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 20253–4 March 202517–22 April 202510 June 2025
Calabria16 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–22 April 20257 June 2025
Campania12 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 20253–4 March 202517–22 April 20257 June 2025
Puglia16 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–22 April 20257 June 2025

Island region school holidays

RegionSchool year start dateChristmasCarnivalEasterSchool year end date (Summer break begins)
Sardinia12 September 202423 December 2024 – 6 January 20253–4 March 202517–22 April 20257 June 2025
Sicily12 September 202423 December 2024 – 7 January 2025No Carnival holidays17–22 April 20257 June 2025

Childcare during Italian school holidays

If your work holidays do not coincide with your children’s school holidays, you may need to find childcare in Italy. Fortunately, childcare can be affordable (PDF) in Italy, especially compared to its northern European neighbors. Whatever your situation, there are plenty of childcare services around the country.

Girl laughing and eating pizza at restaurant
Photo: d3sign/Getty Images

You could find a babysitter if you only need someone to look after your children for a day or two. While a personal recommendation (e.g., from friends, Facebook groups, colleagues, neighbors) is great to find someone trustworthy, professional agencies such as Babysitterservices can also help.

Alternatively, consider hiring a nanny or even an au pair to live with your family, for long-term or more regular support.

For childcare during the summer break, consider summer camps. Your children will be in a safe environment and learn new skills, make friends, have fun, and explore. While most camps may be in Italian, there are also a few English-language ones around, like the New Oxford School English Summer Camp in Siena.

Check with your child’s school or your local council to see what options are available in your area.

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Valentine Marie

About the author

Valentine is a lifelong travel addict with a history of odd jobs, including teaching, travel guide, and a brief stint as a fruit gleaner. She loves all things of the written word and her writing spans everything from must-visit cities to university admissions to this funny thing called adulting.

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