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 English language texts sold here! |
16 Via Manfredo Camperio Milan, Milan 20123 Italy +39 2 87 8920 |
This popular shop is in the centre of Milan and the heterogenous clientele naturally includes a vast number of readers whose mother tongue is English. All kinds of texts are sold here, including books on art, shows, science and poetry. They also sell the great American literary classics such as Poe, Twain, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, Bukowski and King. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Architecture and design bookshop |
3 Via Marsala Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 2901 0444 / +39 2 2901 0424 http://www.archivolto.com/ |
This bookshop was first opened to the public back in 1980 and is since noted amongst architecture and design fans for it's expert texts, periodicals and magazines on this subject. It also has an antiques section as well as an art gallery. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Comic books galore |
20 Via Luigi Settembrini Milan, Milan 20124 Italy +39 2 2940 0410 |
This comic book shop also sells a vast range of simulation games, cards, models to construct and paint, as well as fantasy, science fiction and horror comics in Italian, English, Japanese (Manga) and American trading cards and lead miniatures. Game demonstrations are held on weekday afternoons as well as free courses on how to paint the miniatures. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Tales and comics |
12 Via Savona Milan, Milan 20144 Italy +39 2 8942 9293 http://www.crapapelada.net/ |
This specialist bookshop takes its name from the lovely hero of a children's tale. 'Favole and fumetti' or 'tales and comics' is its subheading as this shop is mostly dedicated to children, offering them an opportunity to discover the pleasure of reading and love of books. They mostly sell comics and children's books, but there is also a vast choice of art books for older people. Good prices and lovely atmosphere, they also put on exhibitions and shows which are always free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Two-floor central bookshop |
1 Piazza Cavour Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 659 5644 http://www.lafeltrinelli.it/ |
Recently refurbished, this large bookshop is a historic place for locals, who always look in the windows here on their way to the cinema. It has two floors stacked with all kinds of books. On the ground floor is fiction and magazines, and downstairs are specialist books including cookbooks, childrens books, tourist guides and more. There is also a stall with special offers and weekly specials. All the large publishing houses are represented here and there are lovely, luxurious books for passionate booklovers. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Well-stocked bookshop |
12 Via Alessandro Manzoni Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 7600 0386 http://www.lafeltrinelli.it/is... |
This is the largest Italian bookshop chain and has four lively bookshops here. It also has a periodical and magazine section which is always well-stocked with newspapers from all over the world. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Arty bookshop |
19 Via Durini Milan, Milan 20122 Italy +39 2 79 8444 |
The prestigious books from the Franco Maria Ricci publishing house that has published a range of books about the art and archaeology, are sold here. Their quality works are well-known and highly regarded. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Chinese specialists |
23 Via Messina Milan, Milan 20100 Italy +39 2 349 2370 |
This bookshop is not only popular with people whose mother tongue is Chinese, but also attracts clients who are curious about Chinese traditions and cultures. It sells art, history and literature books written in Italian, English and Chinese. The main subject is obviously China, its rites, customs, ideologies and its people. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Books on all religions |
1 Galleria Unione Milan, Milan 20122 Italy |
In the centre of Milan, in a small street near Piazza Missori, this shop is in a gallery. It specialises in texts on the era of the new age which includes the topics of spirituality, oriental disciplines and mysticism. Books on religion, esoterism, magic and psychology can all be gound here, and there are thousands of books on many shelves. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Bookshop with a French flair |
10 Via San Pietro all'Orto Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 7600 1767 |
Balzac, Dumas, Flaubert, Baudelaire, Saint-Exupery, Cocteau and Pennac are just some of the names which can be found here in their original language. There are also history books, art books and music and cinema texts. This bookshop is located in a central area and can be easily reached by public transport. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Books from all over the world |
11 Via Federico Ozanam Milan, Milan 20129 Italy +39 2 204 9022 |
Near Corso Buenos Aires, in Via Ozanam, this is the place to find a variety of texts from many places. They sell foreign language books in French, English and German as well as classics, contemporary novels and books on specialist subjects. Their discount stall is well worth a look. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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International bookshop |
5 Via Ulrico Hoepli Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 86 4871 http://www.hoepli.it/ |
The publisher Enrico Hoepli has a long tradition in the publication of technical books in various fields. The bookshop extends over six floors, with a wide selection of literature, philosophy, art, geography, travel, IT and more, by Italian and foreign authors. Books also despatched abroad. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Good books and great advice |
51 Corso di Porta Romana Milan, Milan 20122 Italy +39 2 551 0948 |
This bookshop is different from the overcrowded and vast american style stores. It is an oasis of calm for the bibliofile. It is large but not overly so, and always well stocked. The Porta Romana bookshop has books of all kinds: luxury editions, paperbacks, art and photography books, cartoons and books for children. The historical biography section is excellent, there are shelves of novels, both classics and best-sellers, also available in the original language. They also sell papers, periodicals, and videos. If you want a particular tome, they can get it for you; if you want to read something but don't know what, they give good advice. This is a bookshop run by booklovers. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Books for everyone |
7 Piazza San Simpliciano Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 805 1509 |
This is a superb bookshop in Milan for serious bibliophiles or simple enthusiasts. It is housed in an attractive building in one of the city's finest squares that has just been renovated. The shop is a meeting place for youngsters and offers books for all tastes. For example, 19th and 20th c. books that are no longer printed, rare books, the latest best-sellers and those valuable qualities: peace, calm and competence. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Specialist bookshop |
1 Via Peschiera Milan, Milan 20154 Italy +39 2 3453 5073 |
This bookshop specialises in thrillers, suspense, detective novels, spy stories and fantasy and also sells first editions. There is also a reference section. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Dedicated to the sea and sailing |
28 Via Broletto Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 8646 4426 http://www.libreriadelmare.it/ |
This shop is for anyone who loves sailing or getting up early on a Sunday morning to take a boat trip on the lake. It is also good for people who like to watch the sea or the lake from the comfort of an armchair through the pages of a book. The bookshop is full of books devoted to the sea. Navigation books, nautical cartography, English prints and illustrated photographs are also all sold here. Review © 2007, Wcities |