Llibreria Viladrich

Llibreria Viladrich is a historic bookshop in Tortosa, in the Baix Ebre comarca of Catalonia, Spain. Its existence is documented from 1760, and it operated continuously until 31 December 2005, when it closed its doors at its old location on Carrer Nou del Vall. It is regarded as the oldest bookshop in Catalonia, alongside Llibreria Fabre (Barcelona, 1860) and Llibreria Geli (Girona, 1879). On 23 April 2006 the bookshop resumed activity under the name La 2 de Viladrich, and it now operates from Carrer Cristòfol Despuig, 22, on the corner with Carrer Berenguer IV. The shop's long history is tied to several owning families and booksellers. The earliest known proprietors were the Oliveres i Tió family; ownership later passed to Ramón Prades, who ran it for 15 years until 1891, when it passed to the Mestre-Ferrús couple. It was formerly located on Carrer de la Rosa in Tortosa and was called Libreria Científica, Religiosa y literària, owned by the Renaixença figure Francesc Mestre i Noè and managed by Enriqueta Ferrús i Ribes. In 1918 it passed to Fermín and Claudio Viladrich, brothers who had been employees of the old bookshop and whose surname the business now bears. Today La 2 de Viladrich combines a physical bookshop with an online store, offering books, eBooks, subscriptions, a virtual visit, activities, news, book tastings, presentations, signed copies, out-of-catalogue books, reviews, and a section dedicated to Ebre writers. It also hosts cultural events, such as the feminist literature cycle "Entre Amigues" and poetry presentations. Its long trajectory has been recognised with awards including the Premi Atlàntida 2020 from the Gremi d'Editors de Catalunya and the Premi Nacional dels Establiments Comercials Centenaris 2019 from the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Llibreria Viladrich is a bookshop in Tortosa, in the Baix Ebre comarca of Catalonia, Spain. Its existence is known from 1760, although it may have existed earlier, and it operated continuously until 31 December 2005, when it closed at its old location on Carrer Nou del Vall. It is considered the oldest bookshop in Catalonia, together with Llibreria Fabre (Barcelona, 1860) and Llibreria Geli (Girona, 1879). On 23 April 2006 the bookshop resumed activity under the name La 2 de Viladrich, now located at Carrer Cristòfol Despuig, 22, on the corner with Carrer Berenguer IV. The earliest known proprietors were the Oliveres i Tió family. Ownership later passed to Ramón Prades, who ran it for 15 years until 1891, when it passed to the Mestre-Ferrús couple. It was formerly located on Carrer de la Rosa in Tortosa and was called Libreria Científica, Religiosa y literària, owned by the Renaixença member Francesc Mestre i Noè and managed by Enriqueta Ferrús i Ribes. In 1918 it passed to Fermín and Claudio Viladrich, brothers who had been employees of the old bookshop. Thanks to its long trajectory, the bookshop has received several awards, including the Premi Atlàntida 2020 from the Gremi d'Editors de Catalunya and the Premi Nacional dels Establiments Comercials Centenaris 2019 from the Generalitat de Catalunya. Today La 2 de Viladrich operates both a physical shop and an online store, offering books, eBooks, subscriptions, a virtual visit, activities, news, book tastings, presentations, signed copies, out-of-catalogue books, reviews, and a section for Ebre writers. It also hosts cultural events such as the feminist literature cycle "Entre Amigues" and poetry presentations.

• 2020

  Receives the Premi Atlàntida from the Gremi d'Editors de Catalunya.

• 2019

  Receives the Premi Nacional dels Establiments Comercials Centenaris from the Generalitat de Catalunya.

• 2006

  Reopens on 23 April under the name La 2 de Viladrich.

• 2005

  Closes at its old location on Carrer Nou del Vall on 31 December.

• 1918

  Ownership passes to brothers Fermín and Claudio Viladrich, former employees.

• 1891

  Ownership passes from Ramón Prades to the Mestre-Ferrús couple.

• 1760

  Earliest known existence of the bookshop in Tortosa.

Historic, community-rooted bookshop and cultural venue in Tortosa, combining centuries-old tradition with modern online retail.

• Books

• eBooks

• Signed copies

• Out-of-catalogue books

• Subscriptions

1. 1la 2 de Viladrich - Llibres i Literatura de l'Ebre | llibreria en líniala2deviladrich.cat
2. 2Llibreria Viladrich - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Llibreria Viladrich - Viquipèdiaca.wikipedia.org