Communications: post, phones, internet and media
Post offices ( Correos ) are generally found near the
centre of towns and are normally open from 8am to noon and again
from 5 to 7.30pm, though big branches in large cities may have
considerably longer hours and usually do not close at midday.
Except in the cities there's only one post office in each town, and
queues can be long: stamps are also sold at tobacconists (look for
the brown and yellow Tabac sign).
You can have letters sent poste restante ( Lista de
Correos ) to any Spanish post office: they should be addressed
(preferably with the surname underlined and in capitals) to
Lista de Correos followed by the name of the town and
province. To collect, take along your passport and, if you're
expecting mail, ask the clerk to check under all of your names -
letters are often to be found filed under first or middle
names.
Outbound mail is reasonably reliable, with letters or
cards taking around five days to a week to the UK and Europe, a
week to ten days to North America, New Zealand and Australia.
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