last edited Dec 11, 2019
Bookshops Outside Paris
Location Map of Destinations
Bookshops by City
Bordeaux
- Latitude Voyage: 13 rue du Parlement St Pierre, 33000 Bordeaux. Tel: 05 56 44 12 48. Guides, illustrated books, maps, and travel-related literature.
Brest
- Géorama: 14 rue Boussingault, 29000 Brest. Tel: 02 98 43 69 84.
Caen
- Hémisphères: 15 rue des Croisiers, 14000 Caen. Tel: 02 31 86 67 26.
Lille
- Autour du Monde Bookshop: 15 rue St Jacques, 59000 Lille. Tel/fax: 03 20 78 19 33.
Lyon
- Raconte-moi la Terre: 14 rue du Plat, 69002 Lyon. Tel: 04 78 92 60 22. A bookshop dedicated to world discovery combined with a cybercafé, all on 250 m².
Montpellier
- Five Continents Bookshop: 20 rue Jacques Coeur, 34000 Montpellier. Tel: 04 67 66 46 70. Books, guides, maps, as well as music, videos, and travel accessories.
Nantes
- La Géothèque: 10 place du Pilori, 44000 Nantes. Tel: 02 40 47 40 68.
Nice
- Magellan: 3 rue d'Italie, 06000 Nice. Tel: 04 93 82 31 81.
Rennes
- Ariane: 20 rue du capitaine Dreyfus, 35000 Rennes. Tel: 02 99 79 68 47. A collection focused on travel, as well as the sea and hiking.
Strasbourg
- Géorama: 20 rue Fossé des Tanneurs, 67000 Strasbourg. Tel: 03 88 75 01 95.
Tours
- La Géothèque: 14 rue Néricault Destouches, 37000 Tours. Tel: 02 47 05 23 56. Maps, guides, and magazines covering every country in the world.
Across Multiple Cities
Le Vieux Campeur: 7 bookshops in Le Vieux Campeur stores, notably in Lyon and Toulouse.
Voyageurs du Monde Bookshops: 10 bookshops in this travel agency’s branches (Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Rennes, Toulouse). Guides, travel magazines, and a strong collection of maps, especially hiking maps.