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On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.