In the Libreria Acqua Alta, self proclaimed by the owner Luigi Frizzo as the most beautiful bookshop in the world, dwell some well loved cats. For some people, they might well be the main attraction in this crowded, shambolic shop.
You can find Luigi, his books and cats in Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa, Castello.
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Awww, kitties.
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I love cats and I love books, but I’d worry a little about the cats finding an appropriate rest room. I’d love to visit that place though!
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They do have access to the apartment upstairs.
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Apparently they love books also as we do. 🙂 Wonderful post.
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Well read cats …
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Combining three of my four favourites! Venice, cats and books! Over the years we’ve always intended to call at this bookshop … but for some reason simply never got there. We really must manage it – next time.
Glad you’re getting settled in again now, Yvonne.
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Hi, Andante. Yes, ready for some new challenges, I am!
I hope you do find time to seek out this bookshop, next time, or the time after …
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I love the atmosphere of the the bookshop almost as much as I love that cat’s blue eyes. 😀
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Aren’t they amazing Bun? It’s not always easy to capture a shot of cats, they move so quickly.
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Yep, they are incredible. Really beautiful. 🙂
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” Don’t you even think about it. This book is mine ! ” exclaimed the black cat with her sideways look that could kill 😀 ❤
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Oh well, we probably didn’t want that book after all, Ralphie. ❤
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Scaredy cat ! 😉 ❤
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Quand avez-vous fait les photos ?
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En mai, cette année, Danielle.
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Malheureusement le beau gris Pirro a disparu depuis le mois de Mai dernier, Je le photographiais à chaque fois que j’étais à la librairie.
Je ramène toujours des livres de chez Luigi, une véritable caverne d’Ali Baba. Bonne journée Danielle
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Cette est triste d’entendre, Danielle
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Oh no 😦
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I will have to find this next time!
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It’s fun to prowl through, and you’re sure to find just the book(s) you didn’t know you wanted, Jane!
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No doubt…..and will I manage to do it without my husband….who has never met a book he doesn’t need!
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I’ve petted the black one!
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I also bought a lovely book of water color sketches and all of the writing was in Italian. I only recently discovered that it was originally written in English and manage to track it down through one of Barnes and Noble’s sellers (since it is out of print in English) and got a slightly (very gently) used hard bound copy for just under $10(with shipping) and discovered that it really was the kind of love letter to Venice that I thought it was. In English it is Venice Sketchbook, the Italian title is Diario Veneziano and it is by Huck Scarry (son of children’s book writer and illustrator Richard Scarry). I think everyone who adores Venice should have a copy of this book.
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