Beautiful Bookstores

If these bookstores were in my corner of the world, they'd get all of my money just because of their beauty!

Selexyz Bookstore in Maastricht, Netherlands. This bookstore was built inside a former Dominican Church (source)

Livaria Lello in Porto, Portugal, built in 1906 (source)

El Ateneo Bookshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, built inside a former theatre (source)

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  1. JonMay 13, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    Darn, I missed that bookstore in Porto when I was there a couple of years ago. Wasn't listed in Rick Steves book, evidently.

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