Mail in Santiago

[Jude57!]

Hi, I'm Jude from Kentucky and I'm starting my Camino Frances on September 16th. I need to receive a document via mail while I'm on my trip. Can anyone tell me what the address is for the post office in Santiago and how it needs to be addressed so I can pick it up when I arrive? Thank

 

[SabsP]

Hi, I'm Jude from Kentucky and I'm starting my Camino Frances on September 16th. I need to receive a document via mail while I'm on my trip. Can anyone tell me what the address is for the post office in Santiago and how it needs to be addressed so I can pick it up when I arrive? Thank

The national postal service is called Correos in Spain.

Correos en Santiago de Compostela

Correos en Santiago de Compostela (9). Sucursal de Correos en Santiago de Compostela. Operador español de servicio postal. Recogida y envío de paquetes y cartas. Envío de documentos, burofax, tarjetas postales y notificaciones administrativas. Cartas certificadas, urgentes y ordinarias. En...

www.paxinasgalegas.es

More than one office in Santiago de Compostela.
The most convenient ones will be the one in the Pilgrim's Office in Rua Carretas.
Other central one is at Travesia do Franco.

You are referring to a mail? And then asking for a postal office. Do I understand that you have to print out the mail and send it back through regular mail?

 

[Molly Cassidy]

I think the OP wants to receive a letter by post at the post office in Santiago.

 

[SabsP]

I think the OP wants to receive a letter by post at the post office in Santiago.

Cheers for clarification. With mail I immediately thought of an e-mail . When I think of a postal office I make the link with letter or postal package.
Ha, English not being my first language!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Cheers for clarification. With mail I immediately thought of an e-mail . When I think of a postal office I make the link with letter or postal package.
Ha, English not being my first language!

And to complicate things there is a different usage with the words post and mail between British and American English. The OP is from the US.

https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/us/english-usage/what-is-the-difference-between-post-and-mail

Oh yeah, in the UK you post something using the Royal Mail and in the US you mail something using the Post Office.

 

[Jude57!]

The national postal service is called Correos in Spain.

Correos en Santiago de Compostela

Correos en Santiago de Compostela (9). Sucursal de Correos en Santiago de Compostela. Operador español de servicio postal. Recogida y envío de paquetes y cartas. Envío de documentos, burofax, tarjetas postales y notificaciones administrativas. Cartas certificadas, urgentes y ordinarias. En...

www.paxinasgalegas.es

More than one office in Santiago de Compostela.
The most convenient ones will be the one in the Pilgrim's Office in Rua Carretas.
Other central one is at Travesia do Franco.

You are referring to a mail? And then asking for a postal office. Do I understand that you have to print out the mail and send it back through regular mail?

Yes I’m referring to mail. I need to receive mail, sign a document and mail back. What is the best way to do this?

 

[trecile]

The main post office in Santiago is

Oficina Principal de Correos de Santiago Rúa do Franco, 4 15702 Santiago de Compostela



Here are instructions from Wikipedia

Spain
Mail can also be received at Spanish Post Offices.[32] There is normally no charge for the service.

Poste Restante letters should be addressed

Lista de Correos, followed by the address of the post office (including the postcode, town and province). Put your surname in capitals.

An example Lista de Correos address is:
John SMITH
Lista de Correos
Oficina Principal de Correos de Santiago
Rúa do Franco, 4 15702
Santiago de Compostela
Spain

To find the address of the Correos nearest to you check at www.correos.es.
Click on the Oficinas link for the Localizador de Oficinas.
When collecting mail from the post office you will need to show some form of identification such as a passport or photo driving licence.

Specify that you are collecting a Lista de Correos item as these are stored separately from the other stored mail.
The Lista de Correos mail is filed alphabetically and it may be worth asking them to check if an expected package was filed under your first name if they cannot find it under your surname. Post offices vary in how long they will hold your mail. When addressing mail for Spain, always ensure there is a return address on the parcel or packet.

 

[Jude57!]

Thanks for the info!

 

[Kathy F.]

Yes, just curious. How long would the main Post Office in Santiago hold mail for a person before sending it back to the original sender?

 

[trecile]

Yes, just curious. How long would the main Post Office in Santiago hold mail for a person before sending it back to the original sender?

That I don't know. But I've read that it can be helpful to add Peregrino after the adresee's name.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Yes, just curious. How long would the main Post Office in Santiago hold mail for a person before sending it back to the original sender?

We sent some of our things to the main post office ten days in and picked them up on day 58. However, I contacted them several times to let them know we were running late. Also, this was in 2015 and we had expensive equipment there and not simply a letter.