Flavorwire recently put together this series of photographs of the 20 most beautiful bookstores in the world. As a literary nerd, swoon.
Atlantis Books, Santorini, Greece
This converted 1920s movie palace uses theatre boxes for reading rooms. Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Bookabar Bookshop, Rome, Italy
Bookworm, Beijing, China
A gorgeous converted Dominican church. Selexyz Bookstore, Maastricht, Holland
Cook and Book, Brussels, Belgium
Corso Como Bookshop, Milan, Italy
I can't believe I haven't hit this spot as it's in my city! The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA
This neo-gothic bookstore opened in 1906. Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal
Cafebreria El Pendulo, Mexico City, Mexico
Plural Bookshop, Batislava, Slovakia
And the piece de resistance, Shakespeare and Company, Paris, France. I would die to curl up on that chair with the Sonnets ;)
more stunning libraries here
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