Mail
In Catalunya, post offices are open from 8am to noon and again from 5 to 7.30pm, though the main post office in Barcelona (see "Directory") and big branches in larger towns and resorts have considerably longer hours; check the text for details. You can have letters sent poste restante (general delivery) to any post office in Spain: 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 post, ask the clerk to check under all of your names - letters are often to be found filed under first or middle names. In Barcelona, poste restante letters will go to the main post office. Alternatively, American Express in Barcelona (see "Directory") will hold mail for a month for card and cheque holders. Outbound post is quite reliable, with letters or cards taking around three to four days to a week to the UK, five days to a week to North America. You can buy stamps at tobacconists (look for the brown-and-yellow tabac sign) as well as at post offices (the postcard rate for Spain is ?0.24, for Europe ?0.42 and for North America and beyond ?0.72). Use the yellow post boxes and put your post in the flap marked provincies i estranger or altres destins . You can also send letters "urgent" - ask at the tabac for the latest price and use the red letter boxes; there's one at the main post office. It's not a particularly reliable service, but is worth a try if you need to speed things up a little.
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