Spain

SPAIN

TIMES

BUSINESS OPENING HOURS Spain has very long opening hours: shops usually open from Monday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm and from 4:30 to 8 pm. Department stores and shopping centres stay open all day from 10 am to 10 pm. There are no restrictions on opening hours in the big cities, so many establishments also open on Sundays and public holidays.

LUNCHTIME The time zone in Spain is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) , except in the Canary Islands, where it's one hour earlier. Spanish mealtimes are rather later than in other countries. Break fast tends to be between 8 and 10 am . Lunch is served from 1 to 3:30 pm . Dinner in Spain is eaten between 8:30 and 11 pm .

CLIMATE Spain is one of the warmest countries in Europe, and has over 3,000 hours of sunshine a year. The predominant climate is the temperate Mediterrane an, which ensures dry summers and winters with even temperatures. The weather in the north tends to be raini er and with mild summers. The Canary

Islands have an excellent climate with year-round sun and an annual aver age temperature of 22°C. In areas with higher altitudes like the Sierra Nevada and the Cordillera Cantábrica moun tains there is a frequent presence of snow from early winter to late spring.

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