LIBRERIE LA TOLETTA
(dorsoduro)

This is one of our favourite bookshops in Venice. It’s between Zattere and Campo Santa Margherita and has a wide selection of books, many in English, including guidebooks, recipe books, children’s books, sticker books etc. They have some lovely guidebooks written by locals and some Venetian recipe books.

INSIDER TIP

Ask about their loyalty card, as you might be able to save money even on just one purchase.

FOR KIDS

Go to the small room at the back for children’s books – but watch your head on the low doorway! There’s a great selection of books for all ages. They also sell small cardboard cutout models for making some of the sights of Venice and a kit for making a small wooden gondola. Our older daughter loves these so we sometimes buy one for her before we go to a restaurant and she sits quietly making them while we relax. For the small ones we buy them some sticker books (there’s a rack near the entrance).

Address: Dorsoduro 1214

Street:  Sacca della Toletta

Phone: 041  5232034

Closed: Sunday mornings.

Opening hours: 0900-1930 (Sundays 1430-1830)

Website: www.latoletta.com