Step inside Lisboa’s (Lisbon) literary treasure, Livraria Almedina Rato, with Edgar Santos as your storyteller. Once a stained-glass atelier, now a sanctuary for readers, this iconic bookstore fuses history, architecture, and the magic of books. In this episode of My Bookstore, Seena Jacob—Founder of Bookwallah—sits down with Edgar to uncover stories of the bookstore’s 70-year legacy, the evolving culture of reading in Portugal, and his own journey from childhood to becoming what might be the oldest soul in the Almedina chain! His wise words to the world? Pour a glass of Port, sit back, and listen!
To find Almedina Rato- visit: Rua da Escola Politécnica nº 225 1250-101 Lisboa.
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What is My Bookstore?
Walking into a bookstore opens up a world of discovery of people, places, and things. But, ever wonder why bookstore and bookshop owners do what they do? Listen to their stories. Seena Jacob, Founder of Bookwallah Organization, interviews these ambassadors of books from various parts of the world.