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Supermarkets and restaurants closed on Sunday in TUI?

Yopita

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I will be arriving on a Sunday in TUI, I read that everything is closed on Sundays. Is that correct? I want to be prepared and buy food supplies on Saturday. I would appreciate if you have any info about it.
 
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I will be arriving on a Sunday in TUI, I read that everything is closed on Sundays. Is that correct? I want to be prepared and buy food supplies on Saturday. I would appreciate if you have any info about it.
That was my experience last October. Buy your stuff on Saturday
 
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In July 2023 I arrived in Tui on a Sunday and most restaurants had open and a some supermercados, too.
No Problem at all. It may differ off season but in my experience I had no problem at all.

Have fun!
 
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Many restaurants in Spain do not open for the evening meal on Sunday, but almost all are open for lunch, approximately 2-4.
Good point.
I was nearly caught out on a Sunday in Alvorge, which is a much smaller town than Tui. The albergue where I had booked a private room was attached to the only restaurant in town, which was very busy when I arrived at lunch time.
I had to wait quite a while until the owner could attend to me to get into my room. After washing my clothes I laid down for a short nap. When I woke up, the restaurant was pretty much closed, and the owner didn't speak English or Spanish. The only other pilgrim staying there that day was a French man who interceded for me since the restaurant/albergue owner spoke French, and I was able to have a lovely meal. The French pilgrim had been smarter then me and ate his meal while the restaurant was still open.
 
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In July 2023 I arrived in Tui on a Sunday and most restaurants had open and a some supermercados, too.
No Problem at all. It may differ off season but in my experience I had no problem at all.

Have fun!
Thank you. I will be there next month and wanted to make sure. A pilgrim arrived yesterday in Tui and she said that supermarkets and restaurants/cafes were closed.
 
I just searched for restaurants on Google Maps, and found quite a few that show that they are open on Sunday evenings.

I used a custom filter:

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Here's the map showing the results:

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Google Maps does say that the listed hours may not be correct, so you would definitely have to check yourself.
 
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