Sending a package to Santiago

The above posts are all good and correct. I would add the caveat to only send things to Ivar, or to any other place on Spain, only once you are in Spain.

To do otherwise interjects complexity, cost and delays. For some inexplicable reason, individual EU countries still treat adjacent EU member states as “international” shipping.

Finally, an alternative that I have used successfully is to ask permission from the Santiago location I have a lodging reservation with if I can send something ahead to hold for my arrival. I have never been refused.

Ivar is my first choice. Direct to place of accommodations is my Plan B. Sending things ahead to a hotel or hostal also works for enroute re supply of nutritional supplements or other items you will need, but later in your Camino.

Hope this helps,

Tom