Bookshop Acqua Alta Venice - Luigi Frizzo

Despite its “bulk” look, this bookshop has lots of books dedicated to Venice, its history and its artists.

And the shelves are actually particularly well organised.

You'll also find lots of books in French about Venice, including books for children.

The atmosphere is good-natured and the Acqua Alta is treated here with a great deal of humour.

Librairie Acqua Alta As well as displaying his books in a gondola, kayaks, rowing boats, baths and other sinks, Luigi Frizzo, the captain of all these boats, offers you the opportunity - something even rarer for a bookshop - to dock by the rio if you have a boat!

Luigi Frizzo, captain of the Acqua Alta, is a colourful and friendly Venetian who is well worth a visit, as is his “erotica” department, of which he is quite proud.

But underneath Luigi's good-natured, good-natured demeanour lies a lively, inventive and mischievous mind, always on the lookout for a new idea to better satisfy his customers.

The Acqua Alta bookshop is a friendly place where you feel at home.

It's also a unique place, probably the only bookshop in the world to present its books in this way! But this is Venice, and here anything goes!

You should also be aware that, despite these zany appearances, the selection of books on Venice, including in French, is particularly wide, with many quality books waiting for you.

Finally, if you don't want to read, you can also buy reproductions and engravings of the city of Venice at low prices.