![]() It is also possible to track a registered envelope or package, for an additional fee, by requesting a tracking code ( código de envío). If the recipient is not home at the time of delivery, a note will be left notifying them they must collect the item at a specified Correos post office. If proof of delivery is required for a parcel or envelope, it should be mailed as a carta certificada. Information from Correos regarding allowable standard mail dimensions.In order to send a pre-paid envelope or box via registered mail, it is necessary to mail the item from a post office after it has been affixed with the required documentation. For standard delivery, these may be placed in a local mail box for mailing. This is due to the fact that too many senders were using the wrong postage for the weight/size of letters and packages.Ī variety of pre-paid envelopes and boxes are available from post offices. It has been reported that in some areas of Spain stamps are no longer available in outlets other than the post office. Stamped mail can be posted at a post office or a public post box (which are yellow). They are also available for purchase online with delivery of the stamps through the mail. Stamps ( sellos) may be purchased at post offices and tobacconists ( estancos) as well as some stationary shops. ![]() Mail sent to European destinations takes two to four working days. Regular mail ( carta ordinaria) sent within Spain and Andorra takes approximately three working days for delivery. To ask for an address the following phrases can be used: "❼uál es tu dirección?” or “❼ómo se escribe su dirección?” Mailing a Standard Letter or Parcel in Spain Note: In Barcelona this is slightly different as addresses are written in the local Catalan language. Therefore the address literally means: Apartment number 1A on the left (as you face the building) on the third floor of building number 22 on Pescadoro street. i zda is the abbreviation for izquierda (left) and this informs the location of the apartment in the building ( dcha is the abbreviation for derecha - right), ( cto is the abbreviation for centro centre).1A indicates that it is apartment number 1A.3° indicates that it is the third floor. ![]()
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