{"id":52456,"date":"2026-08-02T21:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T19:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la-bella-vita.club\/?p=52456"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:20:14","slug":"ferragosto-why-italy-comes-to-a-standstill-on-15-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/la-bella-vita.club\/en\/ferragosto-warum-italien-am-15-august-stillsteht\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferragosto: Why Italy comes to a standstill on 15 August"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rome is emptying, the coastlines are filling up, and on this day, the same sign hangs on almost every shop door in Italy: \u201eChiuso per ferie.\u2019.<\/strong>\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferragosto falls on 15 August \u2013 a public holiday throughout Italy and, at the same time, the day on which the country is split in two: empty town centres here, packed beaches there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 things Italians do differently in summer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An emperor invents a public holiday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name Ferragosto dates back to the Feriae Augusti, which Emperor Augustus introduced following his victories over Mark Antony and Cleopatra. On 13, 14 and 15 August 29 BC, he organised three days of celebrations in Rome. Of these annual celebrations, only 15 August later became a public holiday \u2013 throughout the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hotspots and their alternatives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italy in the height of summer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n