Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Directory A-Z
Business Hours
Opening times for individual businesses in this guide are only spelled out when they devi-
ate significantly from the standard hours outlined following.
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Banks
8.30am-1.30pm & 3-4.30pm Mon-Fri
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Central post offices
8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-1pm Sat
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Smaller branch post offices
8am-1.30pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-1pm Sat
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Restaurants
noon-3pm & 7.30-11pm or midnight
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Cafes & Bars
7.30am-8pm or later
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Clubs
10pm-4am
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Shops
9am-1pm & 3.30-7.30pm (or 4-8pm) Mon-Sat some close Mon morning
» The opening hours of museums, galleries and archaeological sites vary enormously.
Many museums are closed on either Monday or Tuesday, while some close on Wednesday.
» Currency-exchange offices usually keep longer hours, though these are hard to find out-
side major cities and tourist areas.
» Restaurant kitchens often shut an hour earlier than final closing time. Most places close at
least one day a week; many restaurants take their holidays in August, while those in coastal
resort towns usually close in the low season.
» In larger cities, supermarkets may stay open at lunchtime or on Sunday.
PRACTICALITIES
» Use the metric system for weights and measures.
» Smoking in all closed public spaces (from bars to elevators, offices to trains) is
banned...even if some locals continue to flout the law.
