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When can I open?
| Weekly opening days | Opening times | Sunday and public holiday openings | Compulsory closing days | Restricted openings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail outlets in general (general opening hours) | From Monday to Saturday | Between 7 am and 10 pm up to a maximum of 12 hours a day | January 13rd / April 20th / July 6th / October 12nd / November 1st / December 6th, 14th and 21st. | Every other Sunday and public holiday | December 24th and 31st, closing time 8 pm at the latest |
| Shops selling cakes, confectionary, churros, bread, ready meals | No limit | No limit | All | No limit | No limit |
| Outlets selling newspapers, flowers and plants | No limit | No limit | All | No limit | No limit |
| Sale of fuels | No limit | No limit | All | No limit | No limit |
| Retail outlets in tourist towns | According to authorisation in the case of public holidays | According to authorisation | According to authorisation, except mandatory closing days | January 1st/ May 1st / September 11th/ December 25th | December 24th and 31st, closing time 8 pm at the latest |
| Outlets at tourist venues (museums, monuments and tourist recreation centres) | No limit | No limit | All | No limit | No limit |
| Outlets located at borders, in stations or other land, sea or air transport terminals | No limit | No limit | All | No limit | No limit |
| Shops in hotels | No limit | No limit | All | No limit | No limit |
| Food stores (< under 150 sq. m.) | No limit | No limit | All, except mandatory closing days | January 1st/ May 1st/ September 11th/ December 25th | December 24th and 31st, closing time 8 pm at the latest |
| Convenience stores | No limit | No limit (minimum of 18 hours a day) | All, except mandatory closing days | January 1st/ May 1st/ September 11th/ December 25th | December 24th and 31st, closing time 8 pm at the latest |
| Outlets under 150 sq. m. in area located in towns with less than 5000 inhabitants with authorisation from the town council (otherwise, general opening hours) | No limit | No limit | All | No limit | No limit |
| Chemist's shops | Governed by the respective specific regulations | ||||
| Outlets located in the immediate vicinity of retail markets held on public holidays | For the same opening hours as the market, whenever the town council permits it | ||||