Business hours in the morning are from 10.00 until 13.30 and in the afternoon from 16.30 till 20.00. During the summer months, shops and business open a bit later in the afternoon, around 17.30 or 18.00 until 21.00.

Department stores operate from 10.00 until 21.00 without a break.

Meal schedules tend to be a bit later than the rest of Europe: breakfast is taken between 7.30 to 10.00; lunch at restaurants is served from 14.00 to 15.30 and dinner starts around 21.00 until 23.00.