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CROATIA
Money and banks
Croatia's unit of currency is the kuna (kn), which is divided into 100 lipa. Coins come in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 lipa, and 1, 2, and 5 kuna; and there are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 kuna. The exchange rate is 10kn to L1, 6.50kn to $1. Although accommodation and ferry prices are often quoted in dollars or Deutschmarks, you pay in kuna.
Banks (banka) are generally open Monday to Friday 7.30am-7pm (sometimes with a break for lunch), and Saturday 7.30-11.30am. Money can also be changed in post offices, travel agencies and exchange bureaux (mjenjabnica), which have more flexible hours. Credit cards are only accepted in the bigger hotels and more expensive restaurants, although you can use them to get cash from ATMs and the bigger banks.
Opening hours and holidays
Most shops open Monday to Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-1pm, although many food shops, supermarkets and outdoor markets are open daily 7am-7pm. Museum and gallery times vary from one place to another, although most are closed on Monday.
All shops and banks will be closed on the following public holidays: January 1; January 6; Easter Monday; May 1 (Labour Day); May 30 (Day of Croatian Statehood); June 22 (Day of the 1941 Anti-Fascist Uprising); August 5 (National Thanksgiving Day); August 15 (Assumption); November 1 (All Saints' Day); and December 25 and 26.
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