You can’t visit Italy and not stop by a craft shop or artisan workshop. 7th December - Sant’Ambrogio, Milan (Lombardy).3rd November - San Giusto, Trieste (Friuli-Venezia Giulia).30th October - San Saturnino, Cagliari (Sardinia).
You can also find venues offering a late dinner, for after a theatre performance or for those who prefer to eat late at night. until dinnertime.ĭinner is normally served from 7.30 p.m. The “ aperitif” is not to be missed: it takes place roughly from 6 p.m. On special occasions or events, the start and duration of lunch may vary.
Lunch in restaurants, farmhouses, diners or bars is usually served from 12.30 p.m. Room service is generally available for requests outside these hours. Hotels usually have a set time (approximately 10.00 a.m.) at which breakfast ends. Italians normally have breakfast from 7.00 a.m., but some bars and pastry shops open as early as 6.00 a.m. Italian meal times and usual daily routines The change from standard time to daylight saving time and vice versa always takes place on the night between Saturday and Sunday. From early autumn to late winter, standard time applies, corresponding to the time zone UTC+1, one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.Īt the beginning of spring, Italy enters daylight saving time: the clocks move forward by one hour (UTC+2 time zone), to enjoy more sunlight in the late afternoon-evening. CET (Central European Time) applies throughout Italy.