Underground & cool · Historic bookshop · €
Librairie Galignani
The oldest English-language bookshop on the Continent, trading on rue de Rivoli since 1856 and run by six generations of the same family. Dark 1930s shelving holds around fifty thousand titles under the arcade; the fine-arts section is what regulars come for.
★ EssentialAmong the oldestLong-running
Head straight to the art and photography room at the back; staff actually know the stock.
Address224 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Arrondissement1e
Price€ · Free to browse
HoursMon–Sat 10am–7pm; closed Sun
Verified openJune 2026
Websitegalignani.fr ↗
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