Fortunately, there are a number of opportunities for long weekends in 2018 thanks to the way in which public holidays fall.
The first public holiday of the year will be Easter Monday, on 2 April, which, as the name suggests, falls on a Monday. A second long weekend waits on 21 May, Pentecost, also a Monday.
Even longer weekends can be enjoyed without taking off more than a day’s leave by “faisant le pont” (bridging the weekend). Public holidays falling within a day of the weekend include 1 May, on a Tuesday, Ascension, on a Thursday (10 May) and Toussaint, on a Thursday (1 November).
Christmas and 26 December fall on a Tuesday and Wednesday this year and not forgetting 15 August, which is on a Wednesday.
See the full list below to plan your public holiday “ponts” (bridges).
- 2 April, Easter Monday, falls on a Monday
- 1 May falls on a Tuesday
- 10 May (Ascension) falls on a Thursday
- 21 May Pentecost falls on a Monday
- National Day, 23 June, falls on a Saturday
- 15 August falls on a Wednesday
- 1 November, Toussaint, falls on a Thursday
- 25 December, Christmas falls on a Tuesday with 26 on a Wednesday.