🇵🇹 Portugal Bridge Days 2025
Take 1 extra day off and turn a public holiday into a long weekend. Here are the best opportunities in 2025.
Best dealCarnival
1 leave day4 days off
Take 3 Mar 2025 off → 1 Mar 2025 to 4 Mar 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 4 March 2025 · Take off: 3 March 2025
Labour Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 2 May 2025 off → 1 May 2025 to 4 May 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 1 May 2025 · Take off: 2 May 2025
National Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 9 Jun 2025 off → 7 Jun 2025 to 10 Jun 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 10 June 2025 · Take off: 9 June 2025
Corpus Christi
1 leave day4 days off
Take 20 Jun 2025 off → 19 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 19 June 2025 · Take off: 20 June 2025
Madeira Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 30 Jun 2025 off → 28 Jun 2025 to 1 Jul 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 1 July 2025 · Take off: 30 June 2025
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
New Year's Day
2 leave days5 days off
Take 2 Jan 2025 + 3 Jan 2025 off → 1 Jan 2025 to 5 Jan 2025 (5 days off, 2 leave days)
Holiday date: 1 January 2025 · Take off: 2 January 2025
Bridge Days Summary — Portugal 2025
Best deal
Carnival — 1 day off gets you 4 days off
Total opportunities
6 bridge day opportunities in 2025
What is a bridge day?
A bridge day (Brückentag) is a working day between a public holiday and a weekend. By taking this one day off, you connect the holiday to the weekend and get several consecutive days off using minimal annual leave.
Source: Diário da República — Código do Trabalho, art. 234 ↗ (the governing law) · Dates verified annually. · Report an error
Art. 234 lists the mandatory holidays; art. 235 makes Carnival optional, which is why we do not count it.