La Galatea

Salamanca


The first bookshop in decades to open along Salamanca's 'Street of the Booksellers' (there was once more than 50), this fine space combines a bargain table (with some books in English), some gorgeous Spanish-language rare antique books and a carefully chosen collection of LP records.


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