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Office hours
As a rule, banks are open from 8:30 to 2:45 PM, Monday through Friday. The bank at the Lisbon airport is open 24 hours.
Offices work hours are from 9:00 AM to 12:30 and from 2:30 to 6:00 PM.
Shops open at 9:00 AM and close for lunch at 12:30 or 1:00 PM, then reopen at 3:00 and remain open until 6:00 or 7:00 PM, Monday through Friday. On Saturdays the shops are open only from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Big shopping centers are open seven days a week from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM or midnight.
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