The best bookshops Hautes-Pyrénées

It is true that with a playground as fabulous as the one in the Haut-Adour valley, you might want to crawl along the trails more than to sit quietly with a book, but don't hesitate to cross the threshold of the Bouquinerie Associative. It's a little jewel of its kind and few places have such a beautiful soul. If the shelves are overflowing, the spirit is clear: allow everyone to acquire books, spread the desire to discover them and share the love of words. Novels, stories, humour, thrillers, science fiction and even books in foreign languages: some 15,000 references, for adults and children alike, open their pages to you! In other words, you will find forgotten, sought-after and sometimes rare titles that are no longer published, and you will get to know contemporary or classic authors who may have escaped your notice. The rates are unbeatable, the atmosphere is unique and to read under a tree in the thermal park, it is nevertheless a good idea !

You will be very quickly informed and advised in this library where you will find a large collection of pyrenean books, maps and guides for hiking.

Located in the shopping mall, the Cultural Centre of the shopping centre has a large library, but also music and multimedia spaces. We like to come here for the great quantity of references in all areas: regionalist literature, beautiful books, pocket books, history, politics, practical life, travel guides (Le Petit Smart y is!), road maps, student books, children, short for everyone. The reception is friendly and knowledgeable and, if a book is missing, booksellers can order it without extra charge. Musical and multimedia rays are also provided, with interesting prices and some good business from time to time.

Les Beaux Jours is the last general bookstore in Tarbes and it is with insistence that we recommend it to you. The proximity trade takes all its sense here and you have the insurance to benefit from the advices of real passionate persons of the book. The bookstore organizes many signing sessions with the writers. Florence, Emeline and Cyrille will guide you through the collections of beautiful books on the region, literature, comics, books on fine arts... Enthusiastic, they will make you discover many references.

Reference in books and classical literary books, this vast library is not a temple of reading among many others. With the isard for emblem, it is also and above all an indispensable site for the pyrénéiste culture, since more than 1 000 titles linked to the mountain and this movement are dedicated to them! Between philosophy, epic, scientific movement, botanists, athletes and precursors have built this term, which is now called a full culture. If the bookshop was born in 1920, it has been held by the Bégué family since 1948, and it has been a close link to the summits. Photographs, works of art, stories, historical books, biographies and even police novels are proposed to you, it is worth noting that pyrénéiste inspiration is boundless. To get there, count on Henri whose advice equals only the quality of the works. You will also find the maps France, World and of course IGN cards, hiking and those of the mountain chain. An indispensable partner to understand and understand this unique territory.

In the city centre, bookshops are more than few but even without it, we would advise you to take a little tour at Sighted! On the sidewalk, the carteries turnstiles will certainly ask you, between call to travel and delusions of comics, they are far from classicism! Inside, the rays are in the same verve, here nothing is banal but carefully selected to propose either the best or the most original. As Littérature is not a littérature, the last best-sellers contradict the inevitable of the pocket, the works are not piling up but are instead sorted on the track. We love the books of art, those for children, the splendid little jewels that pay homage to the pyrénéiste culture but also the boxes of manual activities, practical to occupy the youngest… and the different editions of the Petit Smart, of course! You will find it, culture and leisure in this small cave where Ali Baba himself would still remain.

Le Kairn is a unique combination of an eclectic bookshop with over 8,000 titles and a cosy bistro offering creative cuisine. You'll find a selection of books focusing on nature and world cultures, while the bistro menu varies according to the season and new arrivals. Le Kairn is also a lively cultural space, thanks to the association Le Sentier des Mots, which organizes a variety of literary meetings and workshops. This atypical place welcomes the curious, gourmets and culture lovers!

The Pyrenees are obviously a mountain chain, but did you know that they were such a source of inspiration that culture offered them the term'pyrénéiste '? And if it is a high place of this culture, it is undoubtedly the bagnéraise bookstore! The hotel also offers a wide range of works on the Pyrénéisme, the Locale, the local history, the flora and fauna of the department, the legends of the valleys and the excursions not to be missed for a successful stay. We recommend the little dictionary Atau that's ditz, indispensable if you want to acquire the basics of Occitan. The history of the thermal city is discussed in all its forms and the stories about conquering the summits are exciting. A cultural reference, the bookshop also offers posters, postcards, reproductions of old posters and even some souvenirs, made in Pyrenees of course: … slate, bergers knives, towels...... A beautiful address where the quality and variety of the offer are the image of those who inspired it.

In a rustic setting, this room has an old gallery on the edge of the store. The speed, advice and knowledge of the seller can satisfy any type of customer. It's the only shop specializing in Tarbes in the new comic strip, the occasion, comics, manga, but also, posters, characters made of resin and dérivés, and a particularly efficient follow-up of the series, orders made every two days to satisfy you, dedications by artists once a month, are efforts to highlight. All memories come to your senses.

Spacious space, magical, relaxing, quiet. Encounter ideas, surprising authors, sometimes even mixed. Detonating corridors, innovative routes, fun. Pas, smooth carpet, suitable lighting. Ordered, functional and well provided library. Disco row, practice. Creative leisure, which is an imposing choice. Welcome welcome, fairly professional. All this and even more, it's the Lheris bookstore, one of the largest in the tarbais city centre.

As the name indicates, this library is intended to sell books specialized in the arts. Everything on painting, utensils to use, supplies, sculpture, drawing, different artistic techniques. Biographies and methods of known, unknown artists. Paradis des artistes en herbe, the store is not just a bookstore, it also finds the materials to put into practice everything that is said in the books. A small shop full of good ideas.

Located in the shopping mall of the shopping mall, this 1 000 m 2 animated cultural space of twelve booksellers, seven stores and six multimedia specialists is the cult place of literary artists in all genres, music lovers, computer scientists and fans. The choice is wide, the clarity of the offer will allow you to juggle with the latest news, the latest trends, the essentials and the classics among the 80 000 references of books, the 50 000 references of discs, the 5 000 videos and the 5 000 software. Philippe Olivier and his team of six specialists who offer you musical and film novelties in their discs, video, DVD, will not hesitate to help you in your research of artistic works, even the oldest. Côté Livres is the head of the Bookstore, with one of his 11 booksellers, who will guide you in literary and other research through full shelves. Finally, the multimedia space, led by Emmanuel Across and François Lalanne, will help you meet your expectations by offering you the latest technological innovations and tailor-made equipment.

The Bons Livres Catholic bookshop in Lourdes offers a wide selection of classic and contemporary Catholic books. As you browse its shelves, you'll discover literary treasures, from timeless classics to enlightening new works. The bookshop also offers exclusive devotional objects, carefully crafted by local artisans. From statues and wooden rosaries to ceramic and glass crosses, each object is imbued with quality and devotion. With a wide selection of devotional cards and images, this bookshop is a sanctuary for the soul.