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Bookstore shopping in Europe

  1. A

    Massolit Books & Café

    You could spend the entire afternoon browsing your way through the city's best English-language bookstore. This multiroom treasure trove sells new and secondhand fiction and nonfiction, with an excellent selection of Polish history and literature in translation.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Empik

    Almost always packed, this multifloor bookstore has an excellent selection of newspapers and magazines on the ground floor, and you'll find foreign-language literature upstairs. It comes complete with a cafe, as any good mega-bookstore should.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Cathach Books

    A rich and remarkable collection of rare and secondhand Irish-interest books, including first editions.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Księgarnia Pod Globusem

    This 'bookstore under the globe' carries a great selection of maps and travel guides. Look for the landmark green copper globe perched atop the steeple of the amazing Art Nouveau building.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Hodges Figgis

    Dublin's largest bookshop, with the widest selection of titles spread across three roomy floors.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Kilkenny Book Centre

    The largest bookshop in town, stocking plenty of Irish-interest fiction and nonfiction, periodicals and a big range of maps. There's a good cafe upstairs.

    reviewed

  7. G

    Charlie Byrne's

    A civic treasure with a brilliant collection of new, secondhand and discounted books (many €1) in a succession of rambling rooms. Staff can ferret out that obscure Aran Islands title you were seeking.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Waterford Book Centre

    Three floors of books – with an excellent selection of Irish classics – and a cafe.

    reviewed

  9. I

    Wexford Book Centre

    Lots of worthwhile Irish titles plus local guides and maps.

    reviewed

  10. J

    Ennis Bookshop

    Excellent independent shop for maps and books of local interest.

    reviewed

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  12. K

    Dubray Books

    Three roomy floors devoted to bestsellers, recent releases, coffee-table books and a huge travel section make this one of the better bookshops in town.

    reviewed

  13. L

    Eason

    Large Irish-owned chain with one of the biggest magazine inventories in Ireland.

    reviewed

  14. Merdiven Kıtabevi

    Kaş' best bookshop is small but stocks a good collection of new and used books, including local titles.

    reviewed