Shakespeare and Company
A shop of English-language literature on the Left Bank, opened in 1951 by George Whitman across the river from Notre-Dame. Its crammed shelves and reading nooks have long given beds to young writers who help out in the shop.
- Where
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 48.8525, 2.3469
Get the Shakespeare and Company stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Shakespeare and Company. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Île-de-France volume with your photos and a note.
Near Shakespeare and Company
Notre-Dame de Paris 0.2 km
A medieval Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, seat of the Archbishop of Paris. Its twin towers, flying buttresses and rose windows have watched over the Seine for more than eight centuries, and it reopened in 2024 after years of restoration.
Île de la Cité 0.3 km
One of two natural islands in the Seine and the place where Paris began. Clovis I, first King of the Franks, set up his castle here in 508, and today its 22.5 hectares hold Notre-Dame, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie.
Sainte-Chapelle 0.3 km
A royal chapel on the Île de la Cité, built between 1238 and 1248 for King Louis IX to house the Crown of Thorns. Its upper chapel is walled almost entirely in stained glass, so that on a bright day the whole room glows with colour.
Latin Quarter 0.4 km
A district on the Left Bank around the Sorbonne, named for the Latin once spoken by its students. Spread over the 5th and 6th arrondissements, it is a maze of literary shops, cafés and old university buildings.
Conciergerie 0.4 km
A former courthouse and prison on the Île de la Cité that began as part of the medieval royal palace, alongside the Sainte-Chapelle. Two great Gothic halls survive from that palace, and Marie Antoinette was held here in her last days.
Île Saint-Louis 0.7 km
A quiet island of eleven hectares in the Seine, joined to both banks by four bridges and to the Île de la Cité by a footbridge. Its streets of 17th-century townhouses are known for their ice cream shops, Berthillon above all.
Panthéon 0.7 km
Built between 1758 and 1790 as a church for Saint Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, it became a resting place for the nation's great figures. Voltaire, Victor Hugo and Marie Curie lie in the crypt beneath its dome on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève.
Luxembourg Gardens 0.9 km
A formal garden in the 6th arrondissement, laid out for Marie de' Medici around the palace that now houses the French Senate. Parisians come for the chairs by its octagonal pond, its tree-lined walks and the toy sailboats children push across the water.
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Questions
Where is Shakespeare and Company?
Shakespeare and Company is in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Notre-Dame de Paris (0.2 km), Île de la Cité (0.3 km), Sainte-Chapelle (0.3 km).
How do I get the Shakespeare and Company stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Shakespeare and Company and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Île-de-France volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Shakespeare and Company before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Île-de-France volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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