CUSTOMS CONCERNING TIMES
Meal times Working hours Shopping hours
On working days, most cinemas have four showings between 4:00 in the afternoon
and 10:00 in the evening. On weekends, some cinemas have matinees, at 11.30 or
12:00 noon, and late night showings at about 12:30 or 1:00 in the morning. Most
theatres have one daily show, normally starting between 9:00 and 10:30 in the
evening. Some theatres, however, have two shows, especially on Saturdays, with
show times at 6:00 and 9:00 or 10:00 in the evening. Clubs and bars with DJs or recorded music generally open from 6:30 in the evening to 3:00 in the morning, while discotheques open at 11:30 pm and close at about 4:30 am.
Social habits in Barcelona
Although more and more Barcelonans like to go out during the week, Fridays and Saturdays are still the big nights out on the town. A typical evening out begins with dinner at a restaurant, followed by a show at the theatre or a concert, and from there on to a discotheque, bar, jazz club or elsewhere.
The city centre bustles with shoppers on Saturday afternoons and evenings, and the enormous number of bars and cafés in the area fill with people looking to for a break and refreshment.
Sunday mornings find throngs of strollers all around the city. In Barcelona, going out for "tapas" is not as typical as it is in other cities in Spain, but it is customary to have an aperitif at the terrace of a bar on sunny days, or inside if the weather does not permit. Nevertheless, for many Barcelonans the weekend also means getting out of the city.
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