We just came off of a 4-day weekend as we celebrated the Italian National Day and Republic Day on June 2. Everyone always enjoys a day off for sure, but you don't really get the nationalistic feel that one would attribute to a holiday as big as the American July 4th. In fact, I don't remember seeing any extra Italian flags hung for the occasion in our area. In Rome, the holiday is celebrated in grand form as it commemorates the 1946 institutional referendum, in which the Italians voted to become a republic instead of a monarchy after the fall of Fascism and World War II.
We didn't do much over the weekend apart from some extra relax time and working ahead. Thankfully, the homework load for the kids was light and manageable too. We considered the idea of going to France for the day, since there we would not have to risk closures for the holiday. In the end, we opted for a local excursion to the Sacra di San Michele on Mount Pirchiriano above Avigliana that was built between 983 and 987. (It still baffles me when I consider the age of some of these sites we are privileged to visit here in Europe). It was a beautiful morning and we can now check off another local must see site from our exploration list.
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