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9 Book Towns And Cities Every Bibliophile Should Visit

From medieval villages lined with secondhand stalls to global capitals named UNESCO Cities of Literature, these book towns and cities celebrate reading as a way of life—turning streets into libraries and travel into a literary adventure

OT Staff
OT Staff

4 February 2026

Hay-on-Wye in Wales is the world's first "book town" Photo: Graham King/Shutterstock
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Hay-on-Wye, Wales

Hay-on-Wye in Wales is famed as the world’s first book town, home to over twenty independent bookshops, a landmark literary festival, and stores with character like the cinema-turned Hay Cinema Bookshop.

Secondhand Penguin editions at Addyman Books
Secondhand Penguin editions at Addyman Books Photo: ShutterBex/Shutterstock
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