Opening hours of public services in Portugal and Algarve
Banks
Monday to Friday: 08:30 – 15:00
Closed on Saturdays and official holidays.
Post Offices
Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 18:00
Central post offices and those at airports are open on Saturdays.
Pharmacies
Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 13:00 / 15:00 – 19:00
Saturday: 09:00 – 13:00
Shops
Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 13:00 / 15:00 – 19:00
From January to November, shops close at 13:00 on Saturdays.
In December, they are open Monday to Saturday, from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00. There are also many shopping malls with shops that are open from 10:00 to 23:00.
Restaurants, cafés and cake shops
For lunch from 12:00 to 15:00 and for dinner from 19:00 to 02:00.
National Museums
Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00 -18:00
Tuesdays: 14:00 – 18:00
Closed: on Mondays; Good Friday; Easter Sunday; 1 May and 25 December.
National Palaces
Closed on Wednesdays.
