Corpo de Deus — Thu, 27 May
4 consecutive days off📌 Take Friday, 28 May off
Off from Thu, 27 May to Sun, 30 May
The 2027 calendar offers 3 bridge opportunities: one well-chosen day of leave gets you up to 4 consecutive days off. The best months to plan a getaway are May, June, October and December.
A bridge day is the working day "squeezed" between a public holiday and the weekend: when the holiday falls on a Tuesday you take the Monday off; when it falls on a Thursday, you take the Friday. One day of leave becomes four (or more) consecutive days of rest.
📌 Take Friday, 28 May off
Off from Thu, 27 May to Sun, 30 May
📌 Take Friday, 11 June off
Off from Thu, 10 June to Sun, 13 June
📌 Take Monday, 4 October off
Off from Sat, 2 October to Tue, 5 October
📅 In 2027, 8 of Portugal's 13 national holidays fall on weekdays — real days off work, without spending a single day of annual leave.
See all 2027 holidays →In Portugal, annual leave is counted in working days — weekends and public holidays don't come out of your allowance. A well-chosen bridge is the most efficient way to stretch your holidays while barely touching your yearly balance.
Source: official national public holidays of Portugal.
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