A recently refurbished general post office with a full service for mail, official forms and social…read moreservice payments. There's also a banking concession for loans, savings and mortgages. As with many large offices in Spain, there's a complex queuing control system, for three different types of queue: one for mail and other traditional post office services, one for social security business and one for banking services. You take a ticket from the machine at the entrance after pressing one of three buttons (depending on which service you want) and then wait until the electronic display tells you to go to one of the counters. Staff are pleasant and helpful but, unless it's very quiet, expect to wait 5-10 minutes for service, and up to 20 minutes in high summer.

Ugh. Catalonian bureaucrats. Come in. Take a number. Sit…read more Wait. Wait. Wait... This brightly lit post office wasn't as good as many post offices I've been in. When I came to a teller, we explained in Spanish that we needed stamps to send postcards to the USA, and how I'm a stamp collector and I'm looking for smaller denominations of stamps so I could use multiple stamps to send a single postcard. The teller looks at us blankly, like why would anyone want to collect these stamps? He gets confused, or there's a mistranslation, I dunno, but we ended up with only one stamp per postcard, which we later found out was inadequate postage to get to the USA. He sold us the wrong stamps. I had to use two of them to cover the postage, leaving me with fewer postcards' postage than intended. The whole transaction got fumbled, but the postcards I put the stamps on made it back to the USA. The post office was clean, and the numbers were clearly displayed on a computer screen to indicate when it's your turn to speak with a postal employee. It was conveniently located. Once I figured out the postage amount, it was a bummer that the clerk sold us the wrong stamps. This post office does not sell sangria, wine or beer. And what kind of post office closes at 2:30 every day? These lazy postal punks...

Corrupt - STAY AWAY The postal service in Spain/Madrid is a…read morehorrible and corrupt organization. STAY AWAY from shipping to SPAIN. Tried shipping a used bike for my son, living in Madrid, they charged a 350 euro FEE to deliver it to him, and told him they would destroy the bike if not paid. This is ridiculous, and no one there seems to care. I am sure somone in the Spanish customs department is now riding around on my son's bike. The fee was almost the total cost of the bike, which was several years old. I plan on letting everyone I can know about this horrible system. with the hope that it may help change it and at the least help others avoid the same issue.

A beautiful post office!!! The US should model all post offices after this one. There's a…read moreself-service kiosk to submit why you're there, and like the DMV, it calls you when they're ready. Very efficient! The building itself is a sight to be seen, whether or not you need to use the post.

Why, oh why would I get excited about a post office? Perhaps because it is in a lovely, historic…read morebuilding? No, the landmark post office in Manhattan would send me into panic attacks. Perhaps because of the fine correos system here in Spain? Hahahahaha. That's certainly not it. Perhaps everyone likes to get a package in the mail. Could be . . . No, because this was my first dealing with a Spanish beaurocracy that was, well easy. Every time I go to pick up a parcel, I get an enormous sense of self satisfaction. The building is always cool and while there may be a few people ahead of you, there is a number/ticket system so you can spend your idle 10 minutes sitting on a bench or enjoying the architectural details. Naturally, NOBODY speaks a lick of English, however, they will be exceedingly patient with whatever level you speak. They will smile, speak slowly and get you what you need. (Also, they were all thrilled to have my little dog visit as well.)

We came for the 8a Get Your Guide tour of Monserrat. We met at the meet-up point (Julia Travel…read moreCenter at the Barcelona Nord bus station, in Barcelona) to checkin for our trip. We met our tour guide Jose Carlos and our driver, Gemma and were on our way. We made a stop at a local train station, exited the motorcoach, and took the scenic train up to Montserrat. Once at Monserrat, we went on a guided tour (equipped with one-ear headphones to hear our tour guide) of the Basilica, viewing the Black Madonna (included with the tour ticket) and having a couple of hours of free time to explore Montserrat with the great instructions provided by Jose Carlos. We hiked up to see the cross, took part in the four liquor tasting (provided with the tour ticket), and saw the "stairway to heaven" a block sculpture with ascending stairs to the sky (thanks to our tour guide Jose Carlos, who gave us directions to where it was...behind the buffet building!) There was an interactive museum on Montserrat ($) as well as a museum ($) with art from Dali, Picasso, just to name a few, and white tents lined the sidewalk with local vendors featuring their local cheese, nuts, and other food items. Montserrat is where you can also see and hear the boy's choir in the Basilica, but that show began at 1p and our tour left at 12.10p (maybe on another visit!) All in all, we enjoyed this scenic, history-filled tour. Jose Carlos was an excellent tour guide, and we appreciated his expertise in all of the details of this tour; Gemma, our bus driver, was pleasant and professional in providing a safe, comfortable drive to and from Montserrat. We highly suggest this tour if you are in Barcelona for a couple of days.

Spent the day wandering the area…read more An easy hour's train ride from Barcelona. And seriously a must see. Once the train ends you have a choice of a different railway up the mountain or a gondola type tram to the area. I chose the train. Beautiful as you rose up through the morning clouds. Once at the top head straight to the information center and check out the different options for tickets. I highly recommend getting tickets to hear the boys choir. It's a short performance and well worth it. After getting tickets, I wandered around the various museums and other buildings. Then into the main church. Wow. Incredible. Performance time came and snagged a seat on the middle aisle to watch the processional in. The 20 minute performance was fantastic. The boys have great voices and discipline. Afterwards I got in line to walk through a long narrow hallway and upstairs to view and touch the area's prized Madonna that sits high about the alter. There are some restaurants and cafeterias on the property depending on the size of meal you want. After lunch I got my map out and roamed a couple of hiking trails in the area. The views from high above the clouds were spectacular. By late afternoon I was ready to return to the city, and did the train back the way I came.

Small post office location. Never very crowded. Service is the same as all other post offices…read more Summer hours are from 830 to 1430.