Libreria Linea d'Acqua

Top choice in Venice


This beautiful store selling antiquarian books, first editions, maps, sculptures and engravings is much more than a shop: it's a guardian of Venice’s soul. Owner Luca Zentilini is a scholar and artist, preserving books and publishing a line of beautifully illustrated and affordable titles on Venetian history, culture, art and food. Check out its online magazine, In Time (https://intimemagazine.com).


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