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[–] Rinox@feddit.it 18 points 6 days ago

Germans and French vacations are a lot more spread out than this.

In Italy instead it's pretty much mandatory to take vacations in August, as whole industry sectors close down for 2-3 weeks. Factories go on a hiatus beginning from the second week of August to the start of the fourth week, or the end of the month.

Sometimes it's surreal when you stay home in August and the whole city is deserted, no one to be seen, no traffic, no noise, just scorching heat. At least in the North, in the south it's the exact opposite, with everyone going to the sea and the population doubling overnight at the start of August.

June and July instead are pretty much taken by the Germans, especially around the lakes of the North.