Overview
- In Valladolid’s Plaza Mayor, El Norte de Castilla’s Cartero Real operates daily from 12:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 through January 5, with mornings only on December 31 and January 5 and closure on January 1.
- The Valladolid installation offers instant souvenir photos for one euro and is backed by the Municipal Culture Foundation of the Valladolid City Council, Coca‑Cola and Alimerka, with Mediamarkt collaborating.
- In Avilés’ Carbayedo neighborhood, the Cartero Real parade is scheduled for January 2 at 18:00, starting and finishing at the Factoría Cultural where a mailbox will collect children’s letters.
- The Carbayedo procession is planned to last about one hour with roughly twenty participants, including members of the Cofradía de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, along a route covering Jiménez Díaz, Ramón y Cajal, Doctor Marañón and the Plaza del Carbayedo.
- Villabrágima marked the tradition on December 27 with a door‑to‑door visit featuring a carriage and mounted pages in a council‑supported effort that delighted families.