{"id":97173221,"date":"2018-08-01T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/?p=97173221"},"modified":"2018-12-04T22:31:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T22:31:52","slug":"book-lovers-guide-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/book-lovers-guide-to-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare, Proust, & Ernest Hemingway: The Ultimate Book Lover’s Guide to Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you the kind of book lover who seeks out independent bookstores the way other people seek out restaurants? Do you have an adorable reading nook built into a corner of your home? Do you have a fascination with the lives and lifestyles of the greatest writers in history?<\/p>\n

We totally get it. We love books and those who pen them into existence. And you know which city is seriously amazing for lovers of literature?<\/p>\n

Paris!<\/h3>\n

While the City of Lights is more famous for its museums and cultural monuments \u2014 the Eiffel Tower, for example \u2014 the French capital is also a haven for all things literary! Even if you don\u2019t speak French, this city is overflowing with the kinds of cozy corners and historic places that’ll inspire the bibliophile in you.<\/p>\n

Start searching for flights to Paris<\/a> and get ready to begin your bookish adventure! Here are some of Paris\u2019s best bookshops and otherwise literary locations.<\/p>\n

La Belle Hortense<\/h2>\n
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If you love books and wine, then this French bookseller is the one-stop shop for you. This is a bookshop and a wine store, all in one! Located right in the middle of the charming district of Le Marais, La Belle Hortense houses hundreds of books alongside an onsite wine cellar with an extensive selection of classic wines.<\/p>\n

The gorgeous d\u00e9cor, colorful setting, and comfy chairs offer the perfect setting to read a book and sip some wine. This is a real book lover\u2019s refuge. Vous en prie<\/em>!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Caf\u00e9 de Flore and Les Deux Magots<\/h2>\n
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These two spots aren\u2019t exactly bookshops, but they do have tons of literary significance. Situated just across the street from one another in the trendy Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s neighborhood, these two caf\u00e9s are best known for the literary giants who used to visit them frequently. Writers like Ernest Hemingway, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Simone de Beauvoir were frequent visitors to both Caf\u00e9\u00a0de Flores<\/a> and Les Deux Magots<\/a>, alongside Surrealist artists like Pablo Picasso.<\/p>\n

These days, the clientele isn\u2019t quite so famous, but the literary, artistic spirit lives on. Order a chocolat chaud<\/em> and imagine yourself discussing A Farewell to Arms <\/em>with Hemingway!<\/p>\n

Shakespeare and Company<\/h2>\n
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If you\u2019re exclusively an English speaker, this is the bookshop for you.\u00a0Shakespeare and Company<\/a> has one of the largest selections of English books in Paris, and it\u2019s historical to boot. Its founder, Sylvia Beach, created a stomping ground for famous writers like Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound, and even published James Joyce\u2019s iconic book Ulysses <\/em>out of the original store. The store exists in a new location now (the original was forced to close during World War II), but its early 20th-century charm is still intact.<\/p>\n

The inside of this shop is filled to the brim with books \u2014 from floor to ceiling \u2014 so the ambiance really doesn\u2019t get any more literary than this. Plus, the store also has a caf\u00e9, so you can snag a bite to eat while you read.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a writer, you can even stay overnight in the store, for free! It\u2019s called tumbleweeding<\/a>, <\/em>and basically, you\u2019ll get free lodging in exchange for a few hours of work each day and a daily commitment to reading and writing. C\u2019est incroyable!<\/em><\/p>\n

Ready to take off to the city of love or shall we say a book lovers paradise? Find your flights to Paris right here!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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