Video of the day | Town of Books

354 views · Published 27 April 2009 · 3:37 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: DW News · 2009 · Entertainment

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We visit a French town in the Loire Valley that is famous for its book market and numerous book stores. La Charité-sur-Loire  a small medieval town on the Loire River with a magnificent church,picturesque narrow streets and an astonishing number of bookshops. Many of them are on the towns main street. Christian Valleriaux was the towns first bookshop owner. He returned to his home town in 1992 after spending 25 years in Paris.

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