Italian shopping hours โ€” the lunch break that closes everything and Sunday survival

Shops open 9-10am. CLOSE 1pm for 2-3 HOURS. Reopen 3:30-4pm. Close 7:30-8pm. Sunday: CLOSED. Public holidays โ†’

Standard hours

Shops: 9/10โ†’13:00 CLOSED 13โ†’15:30/16 OPEN 15:30โ†’19:30/20. Sunday closed. Supermarkets: 8:30โ†’20/21 continuous. Guide โ†’ Restaurants: Lunch 12:30โ†’14:30. CLOSED 14:30โ†’19. Dinner 19โ†’22:30. Menu guide โ†’ Bars: 6:30โ†’20/21 continuous. Always open. Museums: 8:30โ†’19. Monday: MANY CLOSED. Tips โ†’ Pharmacies: 8:30โ†’13 + 15:30โ†’19:30. Night pharmacy (turno) posted on door.

The riposo

Not laziness โ€” 2,000-year-old climate adaptation. Use it for YOUR rest: hotel nap, gelato, park. Emerge refreshed at 4pm.

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