Bookstores are good for browsing.
Not only new releases, but also literary demanding can be found here.
We present the most beautiful bookstores in Germany.
According to
the German book trade association,
there are around 5,000 bookshops in Germany.
Those interested in reading will not only find supplies for their bookshelves in train stations and shopping malls, which can be arranged in very different ways.
These bookstores make the hearts of book lovers beat faster.
The result is a very subjective list of the most beautiful and interesting bookstores in Germany.
Bookshop "Felix Jud" in Hamburg
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Bookshop Felix Jud: In November 1923 he opened his "Hamburger Bücherstube Felix Jud & Co." at Colonnaden 104.
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The bookstore "Felix Jud" in Hamburg was opened in 1923 and is a cultural institution between the town hall and Jungfernstieg.
You'll also find original artist prints and rare first editions.
The ambience and the Mellin Passage, which exudes its own flair, are also worth seeing.
Bookstore "Kreutzer" in Schwabach
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The small bookshop in the goldbeater town of Schwabach near Nuremberg is not only worth a visit at Christmas time.
If there is a model railway in one of the shop windows at Christmas, there is not only a well-assorted travel book section on the first floor, but also a parrot that plays many a joke with the customers.
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For crime fans: Hammett bookstore in Berlin
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In Berlin, thriller fans will especially get their money's worth in the Hammett bookstore.
Since 1995, a dedicated team has been providing information about exciting new releases on the crime thriller market.
According to the website, the bookshop alone has seven meters of shelves with thrillers about the capital Berlin.
In an interview, crime author Johannes Groschupf explains why Berlin is the perfect place for crime fiction.
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Like in the living room "Büchers Best" in Dresden
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"Büchers Best" in Dresden is also one of the 2022 award-winning bookstores in Germany.
The small but fine bookshop with antiquarian shop invites you to browse.
Selected events make it a meeting place for book lovers.
"Bookstore Slawinski" in Buchholz
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Even in smaller towns it is worth looking for nice places for books.
The Slawinski bookstore has been in Buchholz since 1975 and, according to the website, offers "handpicked literature".
Exhibitions and readings complete the offer.
Looking for independent publishers: Ocelot in Berlin
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The Berlin bookstore "Ocelot" offers books from independent publishers.
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The capital Berlin offers countless bookshops.
Here it is almost more difficult to make a choice.
However, if you are interested in books from independent publishers, you cannot ignore “Ocelot”.
The focus is on fiction and books with complex graphics.
For world travelers: travel bookshop “Dr.
Götze Land & Karte” in Hamburg
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"Dr.
Götze Land & Karte" in Hamburg is Germany's largest travel bookstore.
In keeping with the “gateway to the world”, as Hamburg is often called, everything about travel and adventure can be found here.
In addition to travel guides, you will also find maps and globes.
The perfect place for planning your next holiday and lots of travel fever.
Bookstore Jakob in Nuremberg
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Like the "Kreutzer" bookshop in Franconia, the "Jakob bookshop" in Nuremberg's old town is a place to go for anyone interested in books.
After a checkered history and briefly threatened with closure in 2010, it was finally rescued and able to continue.
It was one of the bookstores nominated for the 2022 German Bookstore Prize.
Award for bookshops: German Bookshop Prize
The German Bookstore Prize has existed since 2015.
An independent jury selects the winners.
In 2022, the Minister of State for Culture, Claudia Roth, selected 118 bookstores that had made a special contribution to literature.
The first three prizewinners each receive a prize of EUR 25,000.
In 2022, the first prizes went to the "Schatzinsel Bookstore" in Bernau, Brandenburg, "Friedrich Schaumburg" in Stade, Lower Saxony, and "Logbuch" in Bremen.
Decisive criteria for the nomination were a sophisticated literary range, innovative business models, a cultural event program or a special commitment to the promotion of reading and literature.
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The list is in no way exhaustive or in any order of value.
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