Holidays
1st and 2nd January	New Year
8th February	Prešeren Day, Slovenian Cultural Holiday
	Easter Sunday and Monday
27th April	Day of Uprising Against Occupation
1st and 2nd May	Labour Day
	Whit Sunday
25th June	National Day
15th August	Assumption Day
17th August	Slovenians in Prekmurje Incorporated into the Mother Nation
15th September	Restoration of the Primorska Region to the Motherland
31st October	Reformation Day
1st November	All Saints Day
23rd November	Rudolf Maister Day
25th December	Christmas
26th December	Independence and Unity Day

Stores

Working hours are mostly nonstop without lunch time closing.
- Weekdays: 8:00 to 19:00
- Saturdays: 8:00 to 13:00
- Sundays and holidays: On duty pharmacies, etc., and some private stores
Payment is in euros; most stores accept credit cards: AMERICAN EXPRESS, DINERS, MASTER CARD - EUROCARD, and VISA. 

Post Offices

Hours of operation:
- Weekdays: 8:00 to 18:00
- Saturdays: 8:00 to 12:00
Evenings and Sundays only main Post Offices in larger centers are open; www.posta.si
lnternational outgoing call prefix: 00
International calls to Slovenia prefix: 386
Public telephones operate on magnetic cards. Magnetic cards are sold at post offices; at newspaper kiosks and tobacco shops; www.telekom.si

Banks

Banks will exchange foreign currency and travellers checks for euros and vice versa. Foreign residents may open euro and foreign currency accounts, and it is possible to send money orders and transfer payments. Changing money is also possible at exchange offices in hotels, gasoline stations, tourist agencies, supermarkets, and numerous small exchange offices.
Hours of operation:
Weekdays: 8:30-12:30 and 14:00-17:00
Saturdays: 8:30 to 11:00/12:00
Daily currency exchange rates

Important telephone numbers

• Police: 113
• Fire: 112
• Emergency first aid: 112
• AMZS - Automobile Association of Slovenia: 1987