sending stuff to Leon

[Kiwi-family]

Is there somewhere in Leon that I could send something ahead to and have it stay there for a couple of weeks? I'm thinking it could be a good idea to take some dehydrated meals from home for the days on the del Salvador and Primitivo where nothing is available (they are lighter than carrying three loaves of bread and tins of tuna for five people), but I don't want to carry them all the way along the Bazantes and then from St Jean. If I could post them to Leon on my arrival in Barcelona, that would be useful.

 

[mspath]

Rachael,

See these two earlier Forum threads for info on how to send packages within Spain to yourself at a post office address. >>
miscellaneous-topics/topic17253.html
and
el-camino-frances/topic12880.html.

An alternative might be to send the package to where you plan to stay in Leon. The municipal albergue is now closed and the only pilgrim albergue is the Albergue del Monasterio de las Benedictinas (Carbajalas). You might write to ask if you could send your parcel to them. Here is their web >> http://www.benedictinas.org/albergue.htm Of course, if you plan to reserve in a hostal or hotel there should be no problem in sending a package.

Happy research,

Margaret Meredith

 

[nreyn12]

This albergue is open and listed as available to pilgrims: http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/albergue-residencia-fundacion-ademar

A friend just stayed there last week and was very happy with it. It's not in the center of Leon, but close enough.

Lista de Correos, or General Delivery, at the post office will hold your parcel for two weeks.