2019 calendar: all the bridges to go on vacation

When to go on vacation in 2019? Here is our guide to bridges and vacations in 2019 to plan beach weekends and low-cost vacations in Salento.

It's one of the first things we go to look at when we have the calendar of the new year in our hands: are there bridges and good opportunities to plan the next trip? On what days is it worth asking for vacations to be able to make the most of extended vacations or weekends in 2019?

In travel planning, timing is everything: with clear ideas you can organize yourself in the best possible way and book your next vacation in advance, while also grabbing the best discounts and all the best deals for vacation homes in Salento.

We got ahead of the game and, calendar in hand, we already have the situation clear: here are all the bridges and holidays to take advantage of in order to leave!

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Valentine's Day weekend 2019: a 4-day long gift of love

Love doesn't go on vacation, says the movie, but lovers do: Valentine's Day this year falls on a Thursday, a welcome opportunity to take some time to spend with your loved one. By asking for only two days off, Thursday and Friday, you can treat yourself to a long weekend of love by the sea, in the most romantic places in Salento.
Some ideas? This intimate love nest with hot tub and chromotherapy in the historic center of Ostuni, the white city: Grotta Be2Be
Click here to see all vacation rentals on offer for Valentine's Day 2019, February 14-17!

Carnival weekend 2019: masquerades by the sea of Salento

Save the date: Fat Thursday this year is February 28, 2019.
Those who want to have fun and spend Carnival in Salento, therefore, can plan for the highlight days of the festivities: from Thursday, February 28 to Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
Where? In Gallipoli, for example, Salento's symbolic carnival and one of the longest-running in all of Puglia: a long parade of floats and masked groups crosses Corso Roma, the heart of the city, among prestigious boutiques, artisan stores, typical trattorias and a thousand amusements for a sparkling and fun weekend.
Click here to see all the vacation homes in the area and spend your carnival weekend in Gallipoli, you only have to choose!
Here, instead, find all the vacation homes on offer in Salento for Carnival 2019, from February 28 to March 5!

Easter 2019: maxi bridge with April 25

A big surprise of 2019, a truly unique opportunity. Easter and Easter Monday, this year Sunday, April 21 and Monday, April 22, are very close to Liberation Day on April 25.

What does this mean? That with just 2 days off you can take a whole week's vacation at one of the most beautiful times of the year: in spring the Salento sea is a fairy tale, temperatures are mild, prices are lower everywhere. Great news, isn't it?

At this point you just need to decide where to spend your spring break. We recommend a weekend in the art cities of Salento, such as Lecce (pictured), Galatina or Ostuni. But there is beauty to see everywhere, in every corner of the Heel of Italy.
Here are all the vacation homes on offer for Easter weekend 2019, April 21-28, 2019! A very long bridge indeed, but if you can only stay for the weekend just change the dates and you'll find plenty of other availability.
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April 25 Bridge 2019: a weekend getaway in Salento

Even without shortening it to Easter, the Liberation holiday in 2019 remains an excellent opportunity to get away. April 25 falls on a Thursday: with a day off, you will have four days to plan your weekend away in Salento.
Want a tip for planning your trip? Choose a vacation home in Otranto for the April 25-28 bridge: Otranto is a beautiful seaside town, a crossroads of peoples and cultures with a Mediterranean feel.
Or take your pick: by following this link you will find all Salento vacation rentals and offers for the April 25 bridge.

May 1 holiday 2019: last useful weekend before summer

It's Labor Day: a good time to take a break. May 1, in 2019, falls on a Wednesday. A break within the week, to take a breather, but if you have vacation time available, with 2 days you can make it a 5-day vacation. And it pays to take advantage of it, since the next holiday, June 2, will fall on a Sunday, discarding another usually interesting date from the calendar.

Click here, you will find all the vacation homes on offer in Salento for the May 1 bridge!

Ferragosto 2019: a week's vacation on the beaches of Salento

Ferragosto, already in itself, means vacation. Even more so in 2019, in which this holiday falls on a Thursday, just before the weekend! A great way to optimize your vacation!

A week, that of Ferragosto, in which the Salento is particularly lively, with many street festivals such as Specchia's Notte Bianca or Alezio's Madonna della Lizza festival, pizzica concerts (well, even the king of pizzica concerts: the Notte della Taranta), festivals of typical flavors, such as Cannole's municeddha festival, Aradeo's pummidoru schiattarisciatu festival, Tricase's homemade pasta festival.

Here are our proposals (in preview and with a price reserved for advance bookings), to book our offers on the most beautiful vacation homes in Salento during the week of Ferragosto 2019.

November 1, 2019, a unique and mouthwatering autumn bridge

It will not be necessary to ask for vacations: November 1, 2019 falls on a Friday and is the only autumn opportunity to indulge in a mid-season getaway. Otherwise, you'll have to wait for Christmas: December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, is a Sunday.

Here are all the vacation deals for the weekend of Nov. 1, 2019

Christmas 2019: a long bridge to toast together

Great news to close out the year! December 25, 2019 is a Wednesday: with St. Stephen's Thursday still a holiday, it will be enough to take 1 day off to keep the vacations going until Sunday, December 29... Just a breath, and then it will already be time to uncork the sparkling wine again for New Year's Eve 2019: in Salento it's always time to have fun!

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