Librería Arcadia is an independent bookshop in the Ciudad Vieja with the deliberate atmosphere of a room designed for staying in. The shelving is dark wood, floor-to-ceiling; the accent niche behind the main counter is painted orange-red and holds the art books and oversized volumes that require a different reading posture. At the centre of the room, an antique cream-upholstered chaise longue invites the kind of browsing that does not end in a purchase but always ends well. The stock covers Spanish literature, Galician titles, and a serious selection of art and architecture books. Arcadia is a word that means a place of simple pleasures and quiet happiness; the bookshop does not resist the connection.
Ciudad Vieja, La Coruña, Spain