Temple · Barcelona
Hare Krishna Temple Barcelona
On Plaça Reial, in the heart of the Gothic Quarter. A vegetarian canteen runs next to the temple, and the Govinda restaurant is nearby.
Opening times
Sunday festival
- Sundays, 17:30 to 20:30. Free entry.
- Devotional music, mantras, philosophy, singing and dancing, with a complimentary vegetarian meal.
Morning programme
- Every day, 4:30 to 8:30.
- Mantras, meditation and philosophy in small groups.
Reading of the Bhagavad-gītā and the Śrī Īśopaniṣad
- Tuesdays and Thursdays at 19:30.
Vegetarian canteen
- Monday to Friday, 13:30 to 15:30.
- Closed at weekends, on public holidays and throughout August.
Govinda restaurant
- Plaça de la Vila de Madrid 4-5, 08002 Barcelona
- Tel. +34 933 187 729
Times taken from the official ISKCON Spain website. They may change on festival days and in summer: check with the temple before you go.
How to get there
Plaza Reial 12, entresuelo 2.ª, 08002 Barcelona
If it is your first visit
- Go on a Sunday: it is the day of the open programme, with singing, a short talk and vegetarian food.
- Take your shoes off before entering the temple room.
- Sit wherever you like and join in as much as you want: singing, clapping or just listening.
- Ask. There is always someone happy to explain what is going on.
If you want to know what you are going to hear, read What is kirtan and the meaning of the maha-mantra first.
Other temples in Spain
- Hare Krishna Temple Madrid, Madrid
- Hare Krishna Temple Málaga · Villa Varsana, Churriana (Málaga)
- Surabhi Centre · Valencia, Mislata (Valencia)
- Hare Krishna Temple Tenerife · New Jagannātha Purī, Playa de las Américas (Tenerife)
- New Vrajamandala, Brihuega (Guadalajara)
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- Nanda Gram Association, Miengo (Cantabria)