Rocaguinarda

A bookstore and neighborhood cultural space

Rocaguinarda is a cooperative bookstore in Barcelona's Guinardó neighborhood. Alongside book sales, it serves as a cultural and community space, with its own calendar of events and workshops.

Books, events, and community projects

• A bookstore with new releases and editorial recommendations, also available online.
• Cultural programming, including author events, book clubs, and activities open to the neighborhood.
• Workshops and clubs, including Escriguinarda, a creative-writing workshop that has been running for 25 years.
• Community buying groups and the Ecorocaguinarda organic produce basket.
• Participation in the Guinardó Energy Community, which received the Agenda 2030 Award.
• A BookTubers contest that has held eight editions.

Location and contact

The bookstore is at 13 Carrer de Xiprer, 08041 Barcelona. It also has a cooperative space at 2 Carrer de Xiprer in the same neighborhood. Phone: 93 455 30 17. Emails: coop@rocaguinarda.org and comandes@rocaguinarda.org.

Hours

Tuesday–Saturday, 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.; Monday–Friday, 5–8 p.m.

Cooperative model

Rocaguinarda is a social-economy project that organizes its work around culture and conscious consumption. Membership is available. The bookstore publishes a newsletter and is on X and Instagram.