The coronavirus crisis has changed the routine of the Spanish population, which has been confined to their homes since the state of alarm was decreed. Travel to second homes during the holidays or travel during Easter 2020 will practically not exist.
Apart from this, every year citizens ask themselves if on the holidays of Holy Thursday and of Holy Friday supermarkets open their doors.
What days do Mercadona, Lidl, Carrefour, Alcampo or DIA open during Easter 2020? Do they open on Thursday and Good Friday?
As usually happens at all times of festivals or bridges, the large food multinationals do not have a single criterion at the national level, but rather, in each community, opening hours and periods are established.
The Holy Thursday, which this 2020 falls on April 9, is usually a holiday throughout Spain, with the exception of Catalonia and the Valencian Community, Meanwhile he Holy Friday, on April 10, it is a holiday in all the provinces and communities of the Spanish geography.
Mercadona opening hours at Easter
In principle, the Mercadona hours during Thursday and Good Friday it is still not entirely clear. As reported on its website, the food chain chaired by Juan Roig indicates that its supermarkets will remain open in the Spanish geography from 9 to 19:00, except holidays. If we pay attention to this information, everything suggests that, as Mercadona always does, it will maintain its policy of closing holidays, which is what will probably happen. Therefore, food can be purchased at the Valencian company throughout Easter, except on Friday and Holy Thursday.
In any case, this could change throughout the week, since according to what they explained on their website, as stated above, the opening hours will be from 9:00 to 19:00, “although, and given the exceptional nature of the situation, it will adapt to changing circumstances, modifications that, if carried out, will be communicated at all times. “
Lidl schedule at Easter
The coronavirus crisis also prompted Lidl to change its regular hours from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Regarding the Easter dates, in most of the national territory it will be open every day, except the Holy Friday and the Easter Sunday; while on Maundy Thursday there will be special hours from 10 to 15 hours. You can check the hours of your nearest store here. Anyway, we leave you the schedules of some parts of Spain:
- Madrid’s community: they will open every day of Easter (in regular hours), including Holy Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm, except on Good Friday and Sunday, which will close.
- Andalusia: As in the Community of Madrid, it will only close on Good Friday and Sunday. On Maundy Thursday it will open from 10 am to 3 pm.
- Valencian Community: Most Lidl will open all week from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and close on Good Friday, April 10, and Monday, April 13.
- Estremadura: it will open every day except Good Friday. On Maundy Thursday there will be special hours from 10 am to 3 pm.
- Galicia: open every day except Good Friday. Holy Thursday with the same special hours as in the previous regions.
- Castilla y León: every day, except Good Friday, and Thursday from 10 to 15.
- Basque Country: open all week, except Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Monday April 13.
- Catalonia: Open all week and, depending on the site, except Good Friday, and in many places, neither the following Monday nor Tuesday.
Carrefour schedule at Easter
As for Carrefour’s schedules, they were also altered by the Covid-19 and the one was established from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. According to the Easter, hypermarkets of French origin will not follow a pattern at the national level, but specific decisions will be made in each autonomous community. For example, in many of those located in Madrid the doors will open both the Holy Thursday As the Holy Friday, while in those of other provinces, such as Andalusia or Castilla y Léon, they will remain open on Holy Thursday, but not on Good Friday. Of course, Carrefour holidays have a special schedule from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
You can check if your Carrefour supermarket opens during Easter 2020 holidays at this link.
Supermarkets opening hours DIA at Easter
The opening hours imposed in DIA supermarkets are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday to Saturday and the stores that opened on Sundays will continue to do so. The opening in Easter varies by city, so you can Check the availability of your food center on this link.
Aldi supermarket opening hours at Easter
AldiAs an exceptional measure for the coronavirus, it changed its hours from March 20, from Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The supermarkets that usually opened on Sunday in Madrid and its surroundings, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
As in DIA supermarkets, depending on the area of Spain in which you are, the hours may vary during Easter, as indicated on their website. Currently, they do not have updated information, but at the time they do, you can consult the hours at which it opens in your city in this link.
Alcampo schedule at Easter
The Alcampo supermarket chain changed its hours and now the hypermarkets close at 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. On the other hand, supermarkets close at 20:30 from Monday to Saturday and authorized Sundays and holidays.
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