Published on
17/06/2026 - 16:30 GMT+2
A floating bookshop has just dropped anchor in one of Paris' most iconic spots - right at the foot of the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral - and its founders are calling it "the biggest book box in Paris."
The barge called Nanna, located on the Quai de Montebello, opened this month and will remain at the site for the next ten years.
Visitors can browse a self-service collection of more than 5,000 works - organised by category, with a particular emphasis on women authors alongside French classics, world literature, poetry and drama - and borrow any book they choose, with no obligation to return it.
