Shipping Luggage from Oviedo to Ivar for Camino Storage

[Damico Walking]

I will be walking my Camino this spring starting in Porto. But I will be in the EU, from the USA, for a little over 3 months starting in Oviedo for the Good Friday viewing of the Sudarium prior to traveling to Portugal after Easter for our start. Since my trip is so long we, my wife and I, will have more stuff for the rest of our trip that we can't lug around and really would like to not drag if from Oviedo to Portugal if we can avoid it.

So our plan would be to send our large luggage to Ivar for storage until we finish. My desire is to send it from Oviedo. I have been searching with no luck, including the official Correos pages. I have found the post office and all information except, is the post office open on the Monday after Easter? I can't find any information on what has been done in prior years and am at a loss.

 

[Robo]

Is @ivar still doing the luggage store?
I recall he was stopping that service.

 

[trecile]

Is @ivar still doing the luggage store?
I recall he was stopping that service.

The service still exists at Casa Ivar, but Michael (@wisepilgrim) is now handling it.

http://www.casaivar.com/luggage-storage-in-santiago-de-compostela/

 

[peregrina2000]

Lunes de Pascua (Easter Monday) is a national holiday, so I am virtually certain the post office will be closed.

I can’t find anything specific to Oviedo, but this website confirms that post offices are closed on national holidays.

Horarios de Correos 2024: Buscador de Oficinas - ElCódigoPostal

Consulta los horarios de Correos actualizados para 2024. Utiliza su localizador para encontrar las oficinas más cercanas y su disponibilidad.

elcodigopostal.com

En general las oficinas de correos suelen estar abiertas de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a 20:30. Muchas oficinas también van a estar abiertas los sábados, de 9:30 a 13:00. Merece la pena mencionar que los domingos y días festivos, las oficinas de Correos van a estar cerradas.

In general the post offices are open Monday through Friiday from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. Many are often open on Saturday from 9:30-1:00. Note that on Sundays and holidays the post office will be closed.

 

[C clearly]

I will be in the EU, from the USA, for a little over 3 months

Just checking that you are aware that travelers on US passports are generally limited to 90-days in the Schengen countries.

 

[trecile]

Just checking that you are aware that travelers on US passports are generally limited to 90-days in the Schengen countries.

Good catch!

 

[Damico Walking]

Lunes de Pascua (Easter Monday) is a national holiday, so I am virtually certain the post office will be closed.

I can’t find anything specific to Oviedo, but this website confirms that post offices are closed on national holidays.

Horarios de Correos 2024: Buscador de Oficinas - ElCódigoPostal

Consulta los horarios de Correos actualizados para 2024. Utiliza su localizador para encontrar las oficinas más cercanas y su disponibilidad.

elcodigopostal.com

En general las oficinas de correos suelen estar abiertas de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a 20:30. Muchas oficinas también van a estar abiertas los sábados, de 9:30 a 13:00. Merece la pena mencionar que los domingos y días festivos, las oficinas de Correos van a estar cerradas.

In general the post offices are open Monday through Friiday from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. Many are often open on Saturday from 9:30-1:00. Note that on Sundays and holidays the post office will be closed.

Thank you. The National holiday was the part I couldn’t find.

 

[Damico Walking]

Good catch!

We have EU passports.

 

[peregrina2000]

Thank you. The National holiday was the part I couldn’t find.

Well, hold on a minute. I have made a big mistake. Thanks to a heads up from a wise forum member, I am rechecking and don’t see it listed.

El calendario laboral de 2022 para en España y para cada comunidad: consulta todos los festivos

Este año habrá 12 festivos nacionales, uno más que en 2021, y solo 8 se celebrarán de forma conjunta en toda España

www.eldiario.es

Lunes Pascua seems to be a holiday on the Baleares and in Catalunya, Valencia, Navarra, País Vasco, and La Rioja.

Calendario laboral de 2022: estos son los próximos festivos y cuándo cae la Semana Santa

2022 llega con doce días laborables que serán festivos, de ellos, ocho son comunes a todas las comunidades

www.cope.es

BUT NOT IN ASTURIAS!

I must have seen Lunes Pascua as a holiday on a posting from one of the regional authorities from a region that celebrates it.

So there is a good lesson here. Holidays in Spain can be decreed at three levels — national holidays, regional holidays, and each municipality can also declare two local holidays! Careful research needed, better than my careless googling.

Very sorry, but thanks for the tip, oh wise one.

 

[ivar]

Is @ivar still doing the luggage store?
I recall he was stopping that service.

Michael did help me in 2021, in 2022 I will hire some help and will run it out of Casa Ivar. I will also move my office down there again (have been working from home during pandemic).

Will update this site soon:

http://www.casaivar.com/luggage-storage-in-santiago-de-compostela/

 

[miguel_gp]

Not wishing to undermine Ivar's service or the revenue stream but purely as a back up, bear in mind that Correos itself also offers a direct luggage transfer/storage service to Santiago from any branch, with a choice of storage periods. Further details at....

Correos Pilgrim Paq for luggage transfers| Correos.es

Correos will send your bags to the start or end of your Camino so you just need to pick them up. And take all your Camino excitement with you!

www.correos.es

 

[ivar]

Not wishing to undermine Ivar's service or the revenue stream but purely as a back up, bear in mind that Correos itself also offers a direct luggage transfer/storage service to Santiago from any branch, with a choice of storage periods. Further details at....

Correos Pilgrim Paq for luggage transfers| Correos.es

Correos will send your bags to the start or end of your Camino so you just need to pick them up. And take all your Camino excitement with you!

www.correos.es

They have better opening hours (for pickup) than I do as well.

 

[Damico Walking]

Well, hold on a minute. I have made a big mistake. Thanks to a heads up from a wise forum member, I am rechecking and don’t see it listed.

El calendario laboral de 2022 para en España y para cada comunidad: consulta todos los festivos

Este año habrá 12 festivos nacionales, uno más que en 2021, y solo 8 se celebrarán de forma conjunta en toda España

www.eldiario.es

Lunes Pascua seems to be a holiday on the Baleares and in Catalunya, Valencia, Navarra, País Vasco, and La Rioja.

Calendario laboral de 2022: estos son los próximos festivos y cuándo cae la Semana Santa

2022 llega con doce días laborables que serán festivos, de ellos, ocho son comunes a todas las comunidades

www.cope.es

BUT NOT IN ASTURIAS!

I must have seen Lunes Pascua as a holiday on a posting from one of the regional authorities from a region that celebrates it.

So there is a good lesson here. Holidays in Spain can be decreed at three levels — national holidays, regional holidays, and each municipality can also declare two local holidays! Careful research needed, better than my careless googling.

Very sorry, but thanks for the tip, oh wise one.

I have found a list of holidays for Asturias 2022 here: https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/spain/asturias/2022
I think I am set and will look into storage at the Correros or Casa Ivar. I would lean toward Casa Ivar in the hopes of possibly meeting the rock star himself, but most importantly to continue to support him and his site for all the great work he has done. But of course if Ivar tells me to use the Correros I certainly will.

 

[trecile]

Michael did help me in 2021, in 2022 I will hire some help and will run it out of Casa Ivar. I will also move my office down there again (have been working from home during pandemic).

Not wishing to undermine Ivar's service or the revenue stream but purely as a back up, bear in mind that Correos itself also offers a direct luggage transfer/storage service to Santiago from any branch, with a choice of storage periods.

They have better opening hours (for pickup) than I do as well.

My plan for my next Camino is to mail a small box to Santiago from Lisbon, via the Portuguese post office. It seems that mailing it to the main post office from out of the country might not be a good idea - I know that when you mail from within Spain the the storage costs can be paid up front, but it seems that wouldn't happen when mailing from Portugal. Therefore, my plan is to mail to @ivar, which I did in 2018. I'm wondering though if the pick-up hours will be more limited than in 2018? I won't be on a tight time schedule, so it won't be that big a deal if they are.

 

[ivar]

My plan for my next Camino is to mail a small box to Santiago from Lisbon, via the Portuguese post office. It seems that mailing it to the main post office from out of the country might not be a good idea - I know that when you mail from within Spain the the storage costs can be paid up front, but it seems that wouldn't happen when mailing from Portugal. Therefore, my plan is to mail to @ivar, which I did in 2018. I'm wondering though if the pick-up hours will be more limited than in 2018? I won't be on a tight time schedule, so it won't be that big a deal if they are.

More or less the same I think. It has not been decided yet. I think it will be:

Weekdays: 10.00 to 14.00 and afternoon by appointment (email a few days in advance).
Saturday: 10.00 to 10.30/11.00 after that by appointment
Sunday: by appointment

I can also drop off at albergue/ hotel any day of the week if we agree on this by email. You pay storage fee online.

 

[Jscarm]

My wife and I plan to walk from Porto starting May 7th and would like to send two small suitcases ahead to your place in Santiago. Will be in touch as the dates get closer.

 

[ivar]

My hours have now been finalised, you can see them here:

http://www.casaivar.com/luggage-storage-in-santiago-de-compostela/