Sustainability in Girona
From Guide to Girona
Environmental organisations in Girona
- Natus Girona is an environmental association in Girona. https://www.instagram.com/somnatus/
- Sustainable in Girona is a Facebook group for sharing events, swaps, eco-tips, and discussions around sustainable living. The group was created on 14 Aug 2022.
- The Sustainable Hub Girona is a WhatsApp group in Girona Buddies. It was created on 8 Feb 2025.
- Girona has several litter pickup organisations, see Volunteering_in_Girona
Sustainable shops and markets in Girona
Second-hand markets
- Mercat d'Intercanvi de productes de col·leccionisme is a flea market every Sunday from 9 AM to 1 PM in Plaça Catalonia. In case of rain, they move to Avenue Sant Francesc. [1]
Mercat d'Intercanvi de productes de col·leccionisme - There is a flea market every Saturday morning in front of the Basílica de San Félix in Girona. Many of the stalls are the same as the stalls on Sunday at Plaça Catalonia.
- The nearby town of Salt has a bimonthly flea market
- Mercat de Segona Mà Torroella de Fluvia on Sundays but it's a 35-minute drive from Girona.
Second-hand shops
- Second Company Girona is a second-hand shop near Hospital Josep Trueta. Avinguda de França, 38, 17007 Girona
- Reread is a small used book shop in el Barri Vell. Carrer de les Ballesteries, 4, 17004 Girona.
- Tot x Tot is a big second-hand shop in an industrial estate in Sarria de Tel. Good place to buy and sell second hand furniture. Polígono Industrial Pla d'en Xuncla, Carrer de les Gavarres, Nave 5, 17840 Sarrià de Ter
- Trocosta Girona is a huge second-hand shop in Sarria del Ter. Avinguda de França, 113, 17840 Sarrià de Ter
Second-hand clothes shops
- Roba Amiga. Pg. d'Olot, 58, 17006 Girona.
- Timbechart. Carrer de Santa Eugènia, 110, 17006 Girona
- Càritas Botiga de Roba. Carrer de Campcardós, 3, 17006 Girona. Caritas is a charity in Spain that supports people in poverty, social exclusion, and vulnerability. They also accept donations of clothes and toys. Caritas have two locations in Girona.
- Cherokee. Carrer de les Ballesteries 43, Girona. https://www.instagram.com/cherokeevintage. Opened in 2025
- onlyropa. Carrer de Santa Eugènia, 59, 17005 Girona.
Other sustainable shops and markets
- Stalls at El Mercat del Lleo sells foods from nearby farms
- Too Good To Go is an app that sells discounted food that restaurants and bakeries would have thrown away.
- Wallapop is an app/website for buying and selling secondhand goods in Spain.
- Backmarket.es is a website for buying used phones and other electronics
- Vinted.es is a website for selling and buying used clothes
- Girona has several bulk food ("granel") shops where you can buy food without packaging.
- A Granel. Carrer de la Rutlla, 41, 17002 Girona
Eco-concious cafes and restaurants
- Originem is a coffee shop with local products, no plastic, and low water usage. Carrer de la Força, 17004 Girona
- B12 is a vegan restaurant. Carrer de les Hortes, 7, 17001 Girona
Other
- Som Mobilitat is a car rental company that has six electric cars in Girona.
- The cost for a plastic bag in a supermarket is 15 cents, so bring your own bag
- Bars and restaurants are required by law to provide tap water if you ask for it
- At supermarket fish and meat counters, you can use your own Tupperware to avoid using plastic bags
- Maura organises a Toy, Book, and Clothes Swap in Fornells de la Selva a couple of times a year. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442287102956391 for the next one.
- Check Workaway, HelpX, and WWOOF for local sustainability and regenerative farming projects that need volunteers. For example:
- The government will give you up to €10,000 back for buying an electric car[2]
