Spaniard here; this is absolutely not true. 3 hour lunch breaks it's a myth. May be shops in small towns and villages.
One hour break for lunch is the norm. May be two, but it's not very common.
There is an exception here: in summertime, a lot of companies reduce the working hours from 8 to 7 hours. They start at 8am and leave at 3pm. The sum of these hours must be distributed along the rest of the days of the year. So you work 7 hours in summer, and 8 and half the rest of the year. This summertime schedule comes from the days when Air conditioning systems did not exist, and literally working in Spain in the afternoon is impossible.
It's really funny to read about Spanish topics from a poorly informed journalist...
I don't know, I live in Alicante (15 years now) and know many working folks and professionals who take 2-5 off, though in the summer they will go until 3 and call it a day.
One hour break for lunch is the norm. May be two, but it's not very common.
There is an exception here: in summertime, a lot of companies reduce the working hours from 8 to 7 hours. They start at 8am and leave at 3pm. The sum of these hours must be distributed along the rest of the days of the year. So you work 7 hours in summer, and 8 and half the rest of the year. This summertime schedule comes from the days when Air conditioning systems did not exist, and literally working in Spain in the afternoon is impossible.
It's really funny to read about Spanish topics from a poorly informed journalist...