Nerja Book Centre - A Second Hand Bookshop Full of Stories
On Calle Granada in Nerja’s old town stands the Nerja Book Centre, a second-hand bookstore that has been part of the town’s life since the early 1980s. What began as a modest collection of books brought together by a foreign resident slowly grew over the years into one of the best-known second-hand bookshops in the area.
The shop developed organically, shaped by the people who passed through Nerja and left books behind. As the town’s international community grew, so did the shelves. Today, the bookstore reflects decades of movement, travel and settlement, with books collected from many countries and in many languages.
Inside, the space is densely packed with old books and novels of all kinds. Shelves reach high, stacks fill corners, and books are arranged by subject and language rather than display. You’ll find fiction and non-fiction, classics, modern novels, travel writing, history, biographies and unexpected out-of-print titles that are harder to come by elsewhere.
One of the defining features of the Nerja Book Centre is its wide range of languages. While English titles dominate, there are also books in Spanish and several other European languages, reflecting the mix of nationalities that have made Nerja home over the decades.
Unpretentious and well-worn, the Nerja Book Centre is not a modern bookstore but a place built over time, shaped by readers rather than trends. A familiar stop on Calle Granada for anyone who enjoys browsing, discovering and giving books another life.
Nerja Book Centre
Contact: Calle Granada 32, Tel: +34 952 52 09 08
