19 of the most beautiful bookshops around the world | Lifestyle - Metro

Book-lovers, look away now unless you fancy spending a lot of money on plane tickets, says Ellen Scott, Lifestyle editor at Metro. 

Take us there.
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Because this list might make you want to go on a worldwide tour of bookshops. You’ll suddenly feel a need to visit every single one. Your life won’t be complete unless you buy a book from each. 

It’s a bookshop bucket list, and it might be the only thing that saves us from resorting to Amazon every time we need a new novel. 

Sure, online shopping is easier. But can that ease really compare to the joy of wandering through seemingly endless shelves of books, surrounded by stunning high ceilings and cosy chairs? 

We don’t think so.
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Source: Metro