August is the month when Italians take their holidays: temperatures rise considerably in most of the country, even more so in the cities, due to the level of pollution. Because of this, most locals take their vacations in August and head either to the seaside or to the cool of mountain towns. Italy in August is also the beauty of the Dolomites (by Luigi Alesi at flickr.
com) This makes of August the period of the year when these holiday locations are at their most crowded: if it’s the Italian sea or mountains you dream of, it may be better to choose a different month to visit. However, if you’re after a cultural vacation and you’d like to dwelve in the beauty of Italy’s città d’arte (Rome, Florence, Naples..
.), August may be the perfect moment to do it, as cities tend to be pretty empty. In August, prices in urban locations may also be slightly lower in comparison to May, June and July, a factor not to be forgotten.
Things are very different, however, for seaside and mountain locations , which, on the other hand, reach the highest prices of the year. Peak travel time is between August the 7 th and 20 th , during which Ferragosto (15 th of the month) falls. A great advantage of being in Italy during the Summer, however, is the great amount of activities that go on at night.
Nightime, outdoor enterntainment is offered pretty much everywhere, from cities to villages and it’s often for free. From music, to dance and theatre, you’ll find something interesting to fil.