8 Stop 8 of 9 on The Left Bank: Thinkers, Drinkers & Dreamers

Shakespeare and Company

Latin Quarter, Paris

A Preview

"That green storefront with the book bins out front is Shakespeare and Company, and across the water behind it stands Notre-Dame. A bookstore and a cathedral, staring at each other over the Seine. Of the two, the bookstore is the one you can sleep in. I mean that literally."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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The Left Bank: Thinkers, Drinkers & Dreamers

The Left Bank: Thinkers, Drinkers & Dreamers

9 stops · 37 min

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Left Bank: Thinkers, Drinkers & Dreamers route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Les Deux Magots & Café de Flore
  3. 3 12 Rue de l'Odéon — Sylvia Beach
  4. 4 Luxembourg Gardens — The Grand Bassin
  5. 5 La Sorbonne
  6. 6 The Panthéon
  7. 7 Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche
  8. 8 Shakespeare and Company
  9. 9 The Reveal

Hear the full story at Shakespeare and Company

This is just one of 9 stops on the The Left Bank: Thinkers, Drinkers & Dreamers tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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