Do you love reading? If yes then you must have fantasized about walking in the shoes of your favorite authors. Thinking about how their stories actually began.
Let’s take you on a tour to 5 cities that celebrate literary inheritance in their own ways.
1. Paris
The film ‘Midnight’ by Woody Allen helped in recreating the literary era of Paris of the 1920s. You cannot time travel. However, you can still pay homage to the writer and poet Oscar Wilde.
His resting place is in ‘Pere-Lachaise Cemetery.’ Further, you can visit Les Deux Magots which was the favorite café of Ernest Hemingway. Also, have a look at his home in the Latin Quarter. And on your Flights to India come with a bag full of memories to share with family and friends.
Paris nests 2 museums that are dedicated to the authors ‘Honore de Balzac’ and ‘Victor Hugo’. The fans of Dan Brown can visit all the museums and galleries cited in ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
Besides, for a more enriching literary-holiday experience, plan your stay at ‘Le Pavillon de Lettres.’ It is a literary hotel with all twenty-six rooms named after and inspired by a writer.
2. London
The city of London has been the focus of many writers. It has various walks to entrench the literary thirsts of all genres. Several tours focus on legendary writers such as Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare, and Charles Dickens.
You can relive the magical world of Potter in the ‘Harry Potter Tour’ and also join the tour centered on everyone’s favorite detective Sherlock Holmes. Look for the best flight tickets deal before you make the final bookings for your return to India.
3. Dublin
Considered to be the famous literary capital of the world, Dublin is the birthplace of famous writers Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, GB Shaw, and WB Yeats. Thus, UNESCO chose it as the ‘City of Literature’ in 2010.
One can go for a literary walk or visit the museum dedicated to Dublin Writers. The museum displays the collectibles from the past three hundred years. Visit the National Library to have a look at the exhibition on the Irish Poet W.B. Yeats.
A more fun way of discovering the intellectual side of the city is through the ‘Literary-Pub Crawl’. The tour grants access to the pubs that celebrated writers frequently visit. The special feature of the Crawl is ‘Davy Byrne Pub’. The people of Dublin celebrate a festival known as ‘Bloomsday.’
Moreover, it borrows its name from the main character in Ulysses, the magnum opus of Joyce. Truly book love can Visit the place on June 16 to be a part of this festival.
4. Washington DC
Washington DC houses the ‘Library of Congress’ which is the biggest library of the World. It was set up in the year 1800. Roam around the city to take a dip in the literary culture and grab some good reading stuff in the ‘Grand Reading Room’. The city has been the home to various poets.
The website based on the ‘Poetry Foundation’ offers book lovers an audio-tour in Northwest DC and National Mall linked with poets such as Langston Hughes, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Walt Whitman. Also, look for the best deals on flights from Washington to Hyderabad and rest assured of a comfortable return journey.
5. Stockholm
Stockholm has its own fame in the field of literature and hosts the renowned Nobel Prize in the literary field. Lately, the city has garnered more love and attention as a background for the popular crime-thrillers.
Moreover, guided tours on the Millennium Trilogy of Stieg Larsson take place at the city-museum of Stockholm. Also, the museum has sold around seventy-three million copies.
So, if you are a book lover and reading books fascinate you then do go and visit these 5 literary places.
The places promise to fulfill your craving of love for literature and famous literary works. Walk in the shoes of your favorite author and dive deep into the world of literature!
