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Mattarella is in the mountains in Siusi, Meloni is expected in Puglia: here’s where politicians are going on holiday

Tajani has chosen Fiuggi, as he does every year, whilst Salvini will be splitting his time between Florence, Forte dei Marmi and Pinzolo. No information has emerged about Schlein. Vannacci is heading to Sardinia

by Rome Editorial Staff

7 August 2026

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With the parliamentary recess just around the corner, the country’s highest-ranking officials are preparing to step away from their institutional roles for a short while to enjoy a holiday which, in some cases, is nevertheless punctuated by public engagements or rallies. The chosen destinations vary, although seaside resorts are the most popular.

The President of the Republic

The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, has once again chosen the Dolomites. He is due to arrive in Siusi, South Tyrol, on Saturday – more specifically at Villa Ausserer, an army logistics and training centre where he has spent holidays in previous years, relaxing and enjoying walks along the alpine trails.

Melons in Puglia

As is traditional, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expected in Puglia. According to reports, Meloni is set to spend a few days’ holiday in the region, which has been hosting her every August for years now. The Prime Minister may once again have chosen the Masseria Beneficio in Ceglie Messapica, in the province of Brindisi. The Itria Valley is, after all, one of her favourite places, having been a holiday destination for her and her family in the past.

As Marcello Gemmato, Under-Secretary of State for Health and FdI’s regional representative, recently pointed out, Meloni “loves Puglia; she has chosen it as her holiday destination for the past seven years” and “will be present on 21 August at the opening ceremony of the Mediterranean Games” at the Iacovone Stadium in Taranto.

Two weeks later, on 4 September, the Prime Minister will return to Puglia to attend the event her party is organising at the port of Bari to mark the milestone achieved by the government, which on that very day will become the longest-serving government in the history of the Republic.

Fontana and La Russa

The Speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate will also be spending their holidays in the south. Lorenzo Fontana has chosen, as usual, to spend his holidays in the Gargano area of Puglia. Ignazio La Russa – following his official visit to Belgium to commemorate the Marcinelle tragedy – will be holidaying in Ragalna, Sicily. La Russa has been holidaying in this town in the province of Catania since he was young and has been an honorary citizen there since 2025. Among other events, the second edition of the Etna Forum – a three-day event conceived by the President of the Senate himself – will be held there at the end of the month.

Other leaders’ holidays

The Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani, is reportedly set to head to Fiuggi, in the province of Frosinone, as he does every year. The other Deputy Prime Minister, Lega leader Matteo Salvini, will instead be looking to combine his holidays with work. First, he will spend four days travelling between Florence and Forte dei Marmi, partly in preparation for his speech at the La Versiliana festival scheduled for Friday 14 August. He will then spend five days in the mountains in Pinzolo, preceded by a couple of campaign rallies.

Very little news, however, is emerging about the opposition leaders’ holidays. There is the utmost discretion surrounding the holiday plans of PD secretary Elly Schlein, whilst it is known that Giuseppe Conte, president of the Five Star Movement, will spend a few days in Puglia, where he was born, to visit his mother and sister, before heading to the mountains.

The programme of the leaders of the Green and Left Alliance is more detailed. Nicola Fratoianni will be travelling between Umbria, Puglia and Greece, whilst Angelo Bonelli will be flying to Quebec in Canada. The leader of Azione, Carlo Calenda, having just returned from a trip to Uzbekistan with his family, will spend the rest of the summer between the Maremma and Rome.

Matteo Renzi is also heading off on holiday in Italy, where he will be spending his break with his family, travelling between Versilia and Sardinia. Whilst on the island – ahead of the sporting contest between the two scheduled for 17 October – he may bump into General Roberto Vannacci: “I have a second home in Sardinia and I usually try to return to that fantastic place. Not in Porto Cervo,” clarifies the secretary of Futuro Nazionale, “but in the south.”

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