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Example sentences for: siesta

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The siesta (see below) is still religiously observed in southern Spain.
The siesta is one of the greatest of all Latin institutions, and the most important Italian expression you may ever learn is dolce far niente (the sweetness of doing nothing).
Take them in your stride, avoid the midday sun in the shadeless Forum, and finish your visit with a picnic and siesta on the Palatine.
A day’s itinerary is often confounded, as shops, offices, mosques, and museums are closed for religious or patriotic festivals, prayers, traditions, or a summer afternoon’s siesta.
During the hottest hours, things come to a virtual standstill, though the Caribbean siesta is an hour or two shorter than its Mediterranean counterpart.