Sustainability in 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.

  

  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 flea market until 2 PM every other Sunday. Location: https://w3w.co/logo.rate.scanner

  

  Flea market in Salt

• 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:
  • https://www.workaway.info/en/host/642279342226
  • https://www.workaway.info/en/host/498872285264
  • https://www.workaway.info/en/host/15553756734c
  • https://www.workaway.info/es/host/149469534372
• The government will give you up to €10,000 back for buying an electric car