Travel bookshops Paris

Le Vieux Campeur is the temple of the traveler. It's also, of course, a bookshop, a veritable institution offering a wide range of books on hiking, documentation to help plan your trip, and themed guidebooks: water, snow, earth, you name it. In the basement, you'll find maps and foreign guidebooks. On the first floor, green tourism with hikes, walks and adventure raids. Upstairs, climbing, caving, sailing and diving. Orders can be placed via the website.

L'Harmattan transports, according to its 3 addresses in the heart of the Latin Quarter, all the culture necessary to the blooming of each one. After extensive renovations, the premises are practical and easy to walk around. Note that Harmattan, which is also a publishing house, has adapted to the demands of its time by offering digital books marketed online. In addition to the international bookshop, located on rue des Écoles, l'Harmattan has two other sales outlets, just next door: one dedicated to humanities, the other to second-hand books.

We know Voyageurs du Monde for its trips off the beaten track or to dream places, as well as its agencies which alone give a taste for adventure. The address at 55, rue Sainte-Anne used to offer a small selection of books to help you prepare your trip. From now on, Voyageurs du Monde has opened its own bookshop at 48, dedicated to travel, just opposite the eponymous agency. The setting, chic, sober and warm, is worth a visit, with its central spiral staircase as an invitation to travel... On the shelves, literature to prepare your trip, to escape at leisure, to immerse yourself in other lands - it's magical, without a doubt. Travelogues, guidebooks, adventure stories, children's tales from all over the world, texts by the great explorers of yesteryear or contemporary, and even recipe books from the four corners of the globe, the choice is everywhere, the selection rigorous. Comic books are not forgotten, with the best authors of the genre exploring. The advice is present, with 4 passionate globe-trotters who will be happy to guide you in your reading. More than a simple bookshop, the Voyageurs du Monde store regularly organizes conferences and meetings with authors as well as exhibitions of travel photography. You can also find original moleskines to write down your memories. As for the little ones, they are not forgotten with a reading corner specially designed for them. On the website, there is advice for readers before going to the bookstore. What could be more practical, after having chosen your trip at the agency, than to cross the road to find all the possible literature on the destination in question, and novels to accompany your journey?

It's the oldest travel bookshop in France and the "kilometer zero of the world", thanks to an extraordinary collection of books dedicated to travel. Catherine Domain, the bookseller and founder of the store for forty-five years, is there to help you with your research, especially if you want to read up on travel before your trip. A member of the Société des Explorateurs, the Club International des Grands Voyageurs, founder of the Cargo Club, the Club Ulysse des petites îles du monde and the Prix Pierre Loti, she is a true travel specialist.

Opened in 2018 L'eau et les rêves is a café-library located on a 1950s barge. Transformed into a bookstore in 1980, it sailed from adventure to adventure until it was taken over by Cyrille Bruneau, who made it a place of knowledge and exchange around nature, plants and gardens. The books offered cover a wide range of fields: landscaping, horticulture, seeds, botanical drawing... Those interested in natural well-being will find many references on sylvotherapy, ancestral recipes such as those of Hildegarde de Bingen... This atypical place also offers events: workshops (plant painting, terrariums), presentations, conferences... We love it!