{"id":61936,"date":"2016-03-09T09:04:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T08:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=61936"},"modified":"2022-02-14T12:19:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:19:00","slug":"bookstores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bookstores\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialty Bookstores in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona has a number of good\u00a0bookstores all around the city, where you can find books covering a variety of themes. If, however, you are looking to buy a\u00a0book on a very specific subject, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> suggests you pay a visit to one of <strong>Barcelona&#8217;s specialty bookstores<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/language-bookstores\/\">Language Bookstores<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bookstores\/#Altair\" title=\"Alta\u00efr\">Alta\u00efr<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bookstores\/#Oryx\" title=\"Oryx\">Oryx<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bookstores\/#Libreria_Medios\" title=\"Libreria Medios\">Libreria Medios<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bookstores\/#Complices\" title=\"C\u00f3mplices\">C\u00f3mplices<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bookstores\/#Karma\" title=\"Karma\">Karma<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bookstores\/#Libreria_Nautica\" title=\"Libreria N\u00e1utica\">Libreria N\u00e1utica<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Altair\"><\/span>Alta\u00efr<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_99031\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99031\" class=\"wp-image-99031 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/map-455769_1280-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"map with two hands\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded in Barcelona over thirty years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altair.es\/es\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Alta\u00efr<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the single most important European\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/altair-barcelonas-travel-bookshop\/\"><strong>travel<\/strong> <strong>bookshop<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This spacious store offers a selection of\u00a0guidebooks, maps, atlases, globes, graphic novels, gastronomy books, nature books, travel magazines, handmade objects and a variety of travel accessories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alta\u00efr is located at Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 616 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/dreta-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>La Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Oryx\"><\/span>Oryx<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded in 1996,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weboryx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Oryx<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>is a store dedicated to all nature lovers, home of the largest natural history book collection in the world! At Oryx<strong>,<\/strong> visitors can find books on entomology, botany, geology, environmental sciences, meteorology, forest engineering and astronomy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oryx\u00a0 &#8211; La tienda del amante de la Naturaleza is located at Carrer de Balmes 71 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/antiga-esquerra-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>l&#8217;Antigua Esquerra de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Libreria_Medios\"><\/span>Libreria Medios<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_61938\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/14030832633_4d548cbbc9_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61938\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61938\" class=\"wp-image-61938 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/14030832633_4d548cbbc9_o-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"very old tv\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmedios.com\/?idioma=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Libreria Medios<\/strong><\/a> is a bookstore that specializes in books connected to the area of communication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At Libreria Medios, visitors can find <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-buy-and-sell-affordable-books-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">books<\/a><\/strong> on the subjects of animation, cinema, radio, theater, linguistics, design, journalism, marketing, advertising, writing, television, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Libreria Medios is located at Carrer de Valldonzella 7 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/raval\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>El Raval<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Complices\"><\/span>C\u00f3mplices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A historic\u00a0LGTBQ book shop,\u00a0<strong>C\u00f3mplices<\/strong>\u00a0has been promoting the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/lgtbq-book-shops-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">homosexual culture<\/a><\/strong> for over nineteen years, playing an important part in the integration and rights equality of gays, lesbians, and transsexuals. At\u00a0C\u00f3mplices<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0you can find books<strong>,<\/strong> comics, movies, magazines, and other products related to the LGTBQ world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the authors represented in the shop are\u00a0Lily Carmona, Alejandro Melero, Dean Spade, Mohamed\u00a0Chukri, and Giorgio Bassani. If you are interested in knowing more about\u00a0C\u00f3mplice\u2019s products, pay a visit to the store or browse their online catalog.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Librer\u00eda C\u00f3mplices is located at Carrer de Cervantes, 4 en <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/gotic\"><strong>El G\u00f2tic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-5-greatest-books-set-in-barcelona\/\">The 5 Greatest Books Set in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Karma\"><\/span>Karma<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_99032\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99032\" class=\"wp-image-99032 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/esoteric-652628_1920-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"books, bowl and vase with plant in background\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.productoskarma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Karma<\/strong><\/a> is a store that specializes in esoteric products like incense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/meditation-2\/\"><strong>meditation<\/strong><\/a> pillows, statues and figurines, jewelry and talismans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The store has a large collection of esoteric books on themes like astrology, divination, angels, magic, reincarnation, and parapsychology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Karma is located at Avinguda del Paral-lel, 143 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/sants-montjuic\/poble-sec\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>El Poble Sec<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Libreria_Nautica\"><\/span>Libreria N\u00e1utica<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are a fan of all things nautical, <strong>Libreria N\u00e1utica<\/strong> is the bookstore for you. The <strong>online bookstore<\/strong> carries a variety of publications on professional, sporting and recreational boating, nautical charts, travel books, technical books, domestic and imported publications, and plans for ship modeling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you ever been to one of these specialty bookstores?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"61936\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona has a number of good\u00a0bookstores all around the city, where you can find books covering a variety of themes. If, however, you are looking to buy a\u00a0book on a very specific subject, ShBarcelona suggests you pay a visit to one of Barcelona&#8217;s specialty bookstores. 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