Libreria Acqua Alta

A gondola piled with books in the middle of Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice, Italy, photographed in 2021. Luigi Frizzo opened the shop in 2002 after being warned the property could flood, so hundreds of books sit in bathtubs and gondolas to lift them above the high water the shop is named for. Look out for the staircase built from old encyclopedias, and for Dominique, the resident black cat, who keeps an eye on the crowds.