Holidays in other countries

Vacationers standing in front of closed stores in other countries might have overlooked an official holiday.

To avoid this kind of frustration, the German automobile club ADAC has put together a listing with all official holidays within the first part of the year for all important European travel countries.

DENMARK: April 1 and 30; and June 5
FRANCE: May 8
GREECE: Feb. 15; March 25
GREAT BRITAIN: March 17 (Northern Ireland); May 3 and 31
IRELAND: March 17; May 3; June 7
ITALY: June 2
CROATIA: June 22 and 25
NETHERLANDS: April 30; May 5
POLAND: May 3
PORTUGAL: June 10
SWITZERLAND: March 19 (not in every
canton)
SLOVENIA: Feb. 8; April 27; June 25
SPAIN: March 19 (regional)
SLOVAKIA: May 8
CZECH REPUBLIC: May 8
TURKEY: April 23; May 19
HUNGARY: March 15

Some German holidays are regular workdays in other European countries. For example Good Friday is not a holiday in France, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Hungary.

Germany also observes Pentecost Monday on May 24. Those traveling to Italy should know Pentecost Monday is only observed in South Tyrol.

 (Courtesy of automobile club ADAC)