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sending things to General Delivery in spain?

orlaithballach

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in the US, one used to be able to send things "general delivery" (it isn't common anymore). this went: the post office would receive an item with your name on it marked "general delivery" and they would hold it for some amount of time, and you could then pick it up with just some form of identification.

is this done in Spain at all? i am wondering whether it would be possible to mail "care packages" to myself prior to leaving here, and pick them up as i go saving on carrying weight along the way? it was just a thought that occurred to me, and i wondered if anyone knew if it was possible, or had done it.
 
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orlaithballach,

Yes it is done in Spain.

See these helpful earlier Forum threads which discuss mailing packages in Spain.
miscellaneous-topics/topic17253.html
and
el-camino-frances/topic12880.html

Buen Camino,

Margaret Meredith
 
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