How many bookshops are listed in Portugal?

The Atlas currently lists 324 active bookshops across 106 towns and cities in Portugal. This is the number in our directory, not a claim that every shop in the area has been recorded.

Can I find secondhand bookshops in Portugal?

13 listed shops are categorised as selling secondhand books. Stock changes frequently; ask a shop directly if you need a particular book.

Are the opening hours and accessibility details checked?

The Atlas displays available source information. A listing without opening hours or access details is incomplete, not necessarily closed or inaccessible. Check each shop's website and confirm anything essential before travelling.

Can I add a shop or correct a listing?

Yes. Send the shop's name, location and a reliable website or other source. Suggestions and corrections are reviewed before changing the Atlas.

The Bookshop Atlas

Bookshops in Portugal

324 independent bookshops in 106 towns, 13 of them selling secondhand.

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Featured in Portugal

Bookshop Bivar

Secondhand in Lisbon, Portugal

An all-English secondhand bookshop near Saldanha with book swaps and clubs.

Secondhand

Ler Devagar

Secondhand in Lisbon, Portugal · since 1999

A bookshop in a former printing works at the LX Factory, with towering shelves, an old press left in place and a bicycle suspended overhead. New and secondhand stock mix freely.

Portuguese literatureArtSecondhand & newCafé

Livraria Bertrand - Chiado

Independent bookshop in Lisbon, Portugal

Opened in 1732, recognised as the oldest operating bookshop in the world.

Livraria Simão

Antiquarian in Lisbon, Portugal · since 2008

Often called one of the smallest bookshops in the world: under four square metres on a stepped lane below the castle, with room for one customer at a time. Some four thousand secondhand books in several languages fill every inch, among them rare editions, engravings and old papers.

Rare booksPortuguese literatureMultilingual

Palavra de Viajante

Independent bookshop in Lisbon, Portugal

A travel-writing bookshop next to Fernando Pessoa's house.

Gato Vadio

New & secondhand in Porto, Portugal

A bar-bookshop and events space in the Bonfim neighbourhood.

New & secondhand

Livraria Lello & Irmão

Independent bookshop in Porto, Portugal

A neo-Gothic shop of 1906 with a crimson forked staircase and stained-glass skylight, often called the world's most beautiful bookshop.

Poetria

Independent bookshop in Porto, Portugal

Portugal's first bookshop devoted to poetry and theatre, opened in 2003.

Towns and cities, A–Z

Each has its own guide with a map and, where the shops are close enough, a walking route.

Finding bookshops in Portugal

How many bookshops are listed in Portugal?: The Atlas currently lists 324 active bookshops across 106 towns and cities in Portugal. This is the number in our directory, not a claim that every shop in the area has been recorded.
Can I find secondhand bookshops in Portugal?: 13 listed shops are categorised as selling secondhand books. Stock changes frequently; ask a shop directly if you need a particular book.
Are the opening hours and accessibility details checked?: The Atlas displays available source information. A listing without opening hours or access details is incomplete, not necessarily closed or inaccessible. Check each shop's website and confirm anything essential before travelling.
Can I add a shop or correct a listing?: Yes. Send the shop's name, location and a reliable website or other source. Suggestions and corrections are reviewed before changing the Atlas.
Suggest a shop

Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence, with descriptions of featured shops by Creasy Spines. Opening hours change — check before a long journey. Suggest an edit