Festive Season Store Opening Hours Released for Greece

Christmas tree Heraklion 2022

The festive season store hours for the 2024 Christmas holidays in Athens have been released.

Starting December 12, shops will operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, as announced by the Attica Commercial Associations Federations.

In addition, stores will be open on three Sundays during the holiday season: December 15, 22, and 29, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, stores will close early at 6 p.m., and they will be closed on December 25 and 26 (Christmas Day and Boxing Day), as well as on New Year’s Day and January 2, 2025.

Regular store hours will resume on January 3, but they will close again on January 6 in observance of the Epiphany.