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Libreria Acqua Alta

Name: Libreria Acqua Alta
Price range: $
Rating: 4.4

4.4 ·

Wander into Libreria Acqua Alta, Venice's famously eccentric bookstore. Browse vintage books stacked in bathtubs and boats, meet the resident cats, and pick up postcards and prints.

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Full description

Libreria Acqua Alta is a quirky independent bookstore in Venice where books are kept in bathtubs and boats to protect them from flooding, alongside vintage titles, inexpensive postcards and prints, and resident cats. Reviewers say it is as much an experience as a bookshop, and that it remains well curated despite heavy tourist traffic.

It is a popular photo stop and a cheap place to find souvenirs. Plan about 30 minutes.

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Address

C. Longa Santa Maria Formosa, 5176b, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy · Venezia

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

30 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Arrive early in the morning to avoid the thickest crowds
look for the inexpensive postcards and prints as budget souvenirs
check the book displays kept in bathtubs and boats.

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Reviews

Interesting bookshop. I feel the it’s more about experience than the books. I read someplace it’s the most beautiful bookshop in the world. I’m not sure if I’d agree although it’s definitely in top 3 I’ve visited. They can manage queues better since 95% of the visitors are there to visit and not to purchase books…

Bilal

1/5

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