1 SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY
his independent English-language bookshop at 37 Rue de la Bûcherie is a perfect introduction to the city’s Left Bank area, known for its literary heritage. Founded by the American George Whitman in 1951 in homage to the original shop owned by Sylvia Beach, it has become a haunt for literary expats and “tumbleweeds” – the nickname given to the 30,000 writers and artists who have stayed here overnight at no cost in exchange for reading a
