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The world's 30 most beautiful bookshops:

1. Livraria Lello in Porto, Portugal Image
2. Arc N Book in Seoul, South Korea Image
3. Cărturești Carusel in Bucharest, Romania Image
4. Atlantis Books in Oia, Greece Image
5. Cafebrería el Péndulo in Mexico City, Mexico Image
6. Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice, Italy Image
7. El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires, Argentina Image
8. Boekhandel Dominicanen in Maastricht, Netherlands Image
9. Daunt Books in London, UK Image
10. Shakespeare & Company in Paris, France Image
11. The Bookworm in Beijing, China Image
12. Livraria Ler Devagar in Lisbon, Portugal Image
13. Poplar Kid’s Republic in Beijing, China Image
14. Bookàbar Bookshop, Rome, Italy Image
15. Shaxi Bai Ethnic Bookstore in China Image
16. Last Bookstore in Los Angeles, US Image
17. Livraria da Vila in Sao Paulo, Brazil Image
18. Barter Books in Alnwick, UK Image
19. Librairie Avant-Garde bookstore in Nanjing, China Image
20. Strand Bookstore in New York City, US Image
21. Powell’s Books in Portland, US Image
22. Leakey's Bookshop in Inverness, Scotland Image
23. Word on the Water in London, UK Image
24. MENDO in Amsterdam, Netherlands Image
25. Book and Bed in Tokyo, Japan Image
26. Pro qm, Berlin, Germany Image
27. Saraiva in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Image
28. Fang Suo Commune in Chengdu, China Image
29. Livraria Cultura in São Paulo, Brazil Image
30. Zhongshuge in Hangzhou, China Image
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