The peninsular territory and Balearic Islands go by the Greenwich Meridian time zone (GTM), plus 1 hour in the winter, and 2 hours in the summer.

In the Canary Islands the time zone is that of the Greenwich Meridian, plus 1 hour in the summer, always one hour behind peninsular Spain.

Breakfast is usually had from eight to ten in the morning. Lunch, at restaurants, is served between 13.00 to 15.30 h. Dinner is served from 20.30 to 23.00 h. Many establishments are open continuously throughout the day, especially bars and cafeterias; there you can have "tapas", appetisers, and combo meals.
Night time in Spain has a very special meaning, specially from Thursday to Sunday. Pubs, bars, and nightclubs usually stay open until three or four in the morning. In all major cities you can find places that are open until dawn.

The most common business hours are Monday through Saturday, from 9.30 h to 13.30 h, and from 16.30 to 20.00 h.
Big shopping centres and department stores open from 10.00 h to 21.00 or 22.00 h uninterruptedly. These big stores open sometimes on Sunday.
In coastal cities, in high season, shops are usually open past 22.00 h.

Cinemas usually have flexible hours, starting around 16.30 to 17.00 h. The last showing is around 22.00, although there are cinemas with midnight shows in all major cities. Theatres usually have a single show, which normally starts around 20.00 h.

Pharmacies open from 9.30 to 13.30 h, and from 16.30 to 20.00 h. In all major cities you can find pharmacies that open 24 hours. Pharmacies follow a rolling late-hour duty schedule, which is published in the newspapers, and is posted at all pharmacies.

The Spanish calendar is dotted with holidays of many different kinds. Whether local or national, most of these holidays include an interesting calendar of events, with concerts, fairs, open-air dances, religious celebrations, and popular festivities.
Many of them have been declared to be of Tourist Interest, both nationally and internationally. Visiting Spain during these festivities is, without a doubt, a great idea.

The following days are Spanish national public holidays for 2007:
· January 1. New Year.
· January 6. Epiphany.
· April 6, Good Friday.
· August 15. Assumption of the Virgin.
· October 12. El Pilar.
· November 1. All Saint's Day.
· December 6. Spanish Constitution Day.
· December 8. Immaculate Conception.