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Shakespeare and Company
Facing Notre-Dame
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Image courtesy of © Jim Linwood from London · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Shakespeare and Company
Shakespeare and Company is at 37 rue de la Bûcherie, in the 5th arrondissement, and has been at this address since 1951, in its own words.
Why it's on our list
- English-language books
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Shakespeare and Company before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Shakespeare and Company are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest métro stations
- Cluny-La SorbonneM10250 m3 min walk
- Saint-MichelM4300 m3 min walk
- Maubert - MutualitéM10300 m4 min walk
Key sights
- Notre-Dame200 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The Louvre1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Musée d’Orsay1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Place Vendôme2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Palais Garnier2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Sacré-Cœur3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Eiffel Tower3.9 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Arc de Triomphe4.5 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport24 kmCar or taxi 84 min
Main railway stations
- Gare de Lyon2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Gare Montparnasse2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Gare de l’Est2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare du Nord3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare Saint-Lazare3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min