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Bookshops and libraries to visit when in Lisbon
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items Lisbon's image is that it's good for views and pastel de nata (which is really true), but it’s also surprisingly good for books. These are my favorite libraries and bookshops - I go there for work, browse without a plan, spend too much time, and leav...
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Bonus: Books I recommend to look for
Bookshops
The oldest working bookshop in the world, opened in 1732! Now in a touristic center, so always busy, but still worth to visit. You can ask to put a stamp of the bookshop when buying your first book there - a very unique souvenir to bring home
Livraria Bertrand - Chiado
Right in front of Livraria Bertrand, this bookshop is way quiter than that one, feels older and more unique. They sell books (even very very old ones), antiques and my favorite thing in the shop, old postcards, some of them with love letters on it:) ...
Librería Mondo
The best thing about this bookshope/cafe is community!! They have all kinds of events, some free, some very specific, some broad audience, and my fav is Writing hour on Tuesday evenings. Also, mostly English books
Fable - Books | Coffee | Community
Name of the bookshop means “Read slowly” and I love that concept. It's a place where you can spend insane amount of time going through books, there's also a cafe inside, space for events and a very small quirky antiques shop in the very top. And it's...
Livraria Ler devagar
A feminist bookshop that focuses mostly on books written by women and non-binary folks. Also has art pieces, organizes event and curated subsriptions
Greta Livraria
Bookstore and brunch place with books in big variety of languages, different activities (like jazz nights) and their syrniki (cottage cheese pancakes) are TOP choice
Liberty Lisbon
A bilingual, modern bookshop with a café vibe and dangerously good book selection
under the cover
Not exactly a library, Menina e Moça is a bookstore-bar with interesting cocktails, light snacks and plenty of events happening. It's cool that this place changes the idea that the pink street is just noise and spilled glasses - some places around th...
Menina e Moça
Libraries
The most beautiful public library that I've seen, and I'm not even overstating this. Anyone can come and work/sit/read without signing up, but to take books home you will need to sign up for library card (free and also available for foreigners). It h...
Biblioteca Palacio Galveias - Lisbon
A beautiful, artsy, but modern library within bigger complex of Gulbekian Museum. It has a variety of documents in the areas of art history, modern and contemporary visual arts, architecture, photography, and similar fields, but ACCESS CONDITIONS app...
Gulbenkian Art Library
Very old, very chic! Public, so access is free for everyone, and so is the library card if you want to take books home. Also, offers a great variety of free activities for cummunity
São Lázaro Municipal Library
Less touristy and very academic, for good working sessions if you like serious books and zero distractions.
Biblioteca da Ajuda
Bonus: Books I recommend to look for
Violet Syrup is Sophia Molen's debut novel, she is a dutch living in Lisbon. Story is tender, dark, and philosophical in nature, and might be interesting to anyone who feels, thinks deeply and are always trying to get a place feel home
Violet Syrup by Sophia Molen
I'm exploring a more creative way of living, less phone, less content of others and more creating my own whatever that would be - a new meal to cook or a doodle on a corner of a notebook. This book really helped me to get into that mindset
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
This one is about inner wisdom, intuition and love as a woman. For me it has been quite hard/long to read because it needs a lot of reflecting, but very recommend if you're in your 20ies!
Women Who Run With The Wolves: Wild Woman Power
Helped me get an ease with anxiety and learn how to calm down in uncertain times. The school of life has a whole collection of books like these for different topics (Who am I, The book of Career and etc)
The Calm Workbook by The School of Life
It made me angry and upset at the same time of inequality we face as women every day! A great insight into how big decisions are made based on data who do not consider gender as a difference point
Invisible Women: Sunday Times Bestseller on Gender Bias