Opening Hours:

• Banks: Monday - Friday 8:35 am to 1:35 pm and then from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (May vary from city to city)
  
  
• Many museums are closed one day a week, usually on a Monday.
  
  
• Most shops are open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 1pm and from 3:30 or 4pm to 7:30pm. Clothing stores are generally closed on Monday mornings. Hairdressers and barbers tend to be closed on Sunday and Monday. Some tourist-friendly stores in big cities such as Rome are open all day. Due to Italy being a Catholic country, many stores are closed on Sunday.
  
  
• Pharmacies are generally open weekdays from 8:30am to 1pm and from 4-8pm, also on Saturday mornings from 9am to 1pm.
  
  
• When planning your trip, August may not be the best month to choose for traveling to Italy, as most of the nation is on vacation.
  
  
• Here is the list of National Statutory Holidays: