Italy National Holidays for 2011, 2012
Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana), is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within the Italian Peninsula, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. Government - Parliamentary republic.
Rome - the capital and largest city. Famous cities: Rome, Venice - Venezia, Florence - Firenze, Turin - Torino, Milan - Milano, Naples - Napoli, Bologna, Perugia, Genoa - Genova, Padua - Padova.
The country belongs to the Group of nine (G9) industrialized nations; it is a member of the European Union and the OECD. Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Italy is 0.941 (20th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency - Euro (€) (EUR). 1 Euro = 100 eurocent. Gini coefficient - 34%. Italian Fiscal year - Calendar year. Inflation (CPI) - 2.3%. Public debt - 107.8% of GDP ($1.8tn in 2007).
| Main industries - tourism, commerce, communications, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, automobiles, home appliances, clothing, footwear, ceramics.
Best Events in Italy:
Bacanal del Gnoco (Venice Carnival) - January 6, 2011
Florence Carnival - February 19, 2011
Sacred Music Festival - April 1, 2011
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Florence Musical Festival) - April 1, 2011
Vinitaly - April 7, 2011
Milan Marathon - April 9, 2011
Festa di San Domenico Abate - May 1, 2011
Sardinian Cavalcade (Cavalcata Sarda) - May 1, 2011
Ravenna Festival - June 1, 2011
Italia Wave - July 1, 2011
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| Holiday | 2011 | 2012 |
New Year's Day
(local name: Capodanno) | January 1 | January 1 |
Epiphany
Catholic or protestant | January 6 | January 6 |
Easter Monday
The day after Easter Sunday
Catholic or protestant | April 25 | April 9 |
Liberation Day
National Day | April 25 | April 25 |
Labor Day/May Day
(Festa dei Lavoratori) | May 1 | May 1 |
Republic's Day (Festa della Repubblica)
Birth of the Italian Republic, 1946 | June 2 | June 2 |
Ferragosto or Assumption of Mary *
Catholic | August 15 | August 15 |
All Saints' Day
West: 1 November;
East: Sunday after Pentecost
Catholic | November 1 | November 1 |
Immaculate Conception
Catholic | December 8 | December 8 |
Christmas Day (local name: Natale)
Catholic or protestant | December 25 | December 25 |
St Stephen's Day
Catholic or protestant | December 26 | December 26 |
* - celebrates in Austria,
Switzerland (partly),
Spain, Italy,
Portugal,
Greece.
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