I'm sure hoping they will be here by the end of July, because if they aren't then Ketron, and a lot of Italy, closes for the month of August! A.J. says they are coming.
No, a gross exaggeration to say "everything" closes down in Italy for the month of August.
It is the traditional time for Italians to go on their summer holidays to the seaside, the mountains or back to the family home in the countryside. But Italians are well aware that it is also a popular time for tourists from abroad and their fellow countrypeople who are as keen as anyone else on visiting the many wionder of Italy.
So, you may well find many restaurants shut for a week or two for staff holidays but very few will be closed for the whole of the month. Museums, art galleries and churches will remain open for visitors to walk round so plenty to see and do in August.