The day of mourning is not a public holiday, but rather a symbolic tribute in which flags fly at half mast from public buildings.
Berlusconi died on Monday aged 86. His state funeral, set to start at 1300 GMT in Milan's Cathedral, is expected to draw several thousand mourners including foreign dignitaries and Italian political leaders.
Italian premiers have been given state funerals in the past, but this is the first time a national day of mourning has been called for one. It is up to the government to declare it. The European Parliament and the European Commission also decided to pay their respects in this manner. Among them was Lucia Adiele, a member of Forza Italia who travelled nearly 1,000 kilometres from her home in Altamura, southern Italy.
A larger crowd was gathering in the square outside, with an argument breaking out between Berlusconi's admirers and a woman who had come to criticise him.
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