Easter long weekend: shops that remain open in Hungary and where to find them

Most shops will be closed over the Easter weekend, except on Saturday. However, there are exceptions. Find the stores where you can still do your shopping below.

During the Easter long weekend, all the stores of most supermarkets, including Aldi, Auchan, CBA, Coop, Lidl, Penny, Reál, Spar and Tesco, will be open as usual on Saturday alone. Meanwhile, on the other days, Friday, Sunday and Monday, they will be closed. However, there will be exceptions on these days, mfor.hu reports.

Shops to remain open during the Easter long weekend

Photo: FB/Orlen Hungary

The following stores will remain open during the public holidays:

• In addition to the Spar Expresses and Despars, which are available at OMV and Orlen gas stations and offer groceries among other things, there may be franchise partners in the Spar chain that will also be open. Exact information on the Spar stores can be found on the company’s map store locator HERE.
• Tesco also has a petrol station partner, and there are several Shell stations with small Tesco shops across the country. You can find them HERE.
• Non-stop stores are expected to be open, such as the Manna and Roni network of shops in Budapest. The CBA, Coop and Reál networks also have outlets that will be open on public holidays. CBA’s store locator can be found HERE, Coop’s HERE and Reál’s HERE.

Photo: facebook.com/BENUgyogyszertar

Although most pharmacies do not open over the long weekend, there are pharmacies on duty. You can find them in the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition’s pharmacy locator HERE.

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