What kind of culture does spain have?
The siesta—an hour-long mid-afternoon break from work—is generally in decline and the typical rhythm of the day in Spain is now similar to the European norm. Even the Spanish students leave school for 2-3 hours to eat lunch with their family and take a nap before returning to classes. Many shops and some museums (though relatively few other businesses) still split their hours into two distinct periods of opening with a two or three hour break in the middle; a paseo (stroll) in the early evening remains a common custom in many smaller cities and to some extent even in the larger ones. Dinner here starts the latest in Europe, typically about 9 p.m. (in the east) or 10 p.m. (in the west); consequently night-life starts later, with many dance clubs (even in relatively small cities) opening at midnight and staying open until dawn; during summer in Madrid, there is nothing unusual about a live musical performance being scheduled for one or two o’clock in the morning. This rhythm has develope
