1. 荷兰马斯特里赫特，教堂书店[图1]

TOP 1：Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht
What does a city do with an 800-year-old church with no congregation? Well, it could make like the Dutch and convert it into a temple of books. The old Dominican church in Maastricht was being used for bicycle storage not long ago, but thanks to a radical refurbishment by Dutch architects Merkx Girod it has been turned into what could possibly be the most beautiful bookshop of all time.
在一间拥有800年历史的古教堂里读书是什么感觉？不久前，荷兰马斯特里赫特市的多米尼加教堂还是一个供人们存放自行车的地方。荷兰建筑师默克斯·吉罗德给这座废弃的教堂带来了惊人变化，他把教堂改造成了一家书店。

1. 荷兰马斯特里赫特，教堂书店[图2]

The Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen, which opened just before Christmas, retains the character and charm of the old church, while being fitted with a minimalist and modern interior design that overcomes any suggestion of fustiness. From the images you can find on the web you can see that it is a bookshop made in heaven. 
书店2007年圣诞节前刚刚开张。吉罗德尽量保留原有建筑风貌，只在内部装饰上作了些许变动，添加了一些现代元素，令整座教堂焕然一新。在一排排书架间穿行，头顶上方是高大、美丽的教堂穹顶，难怪有人把这里称为“天堂书店”。

2. 阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯，雅典人书店[图1]

TOP 2：El Ateneo in Buenos Aires
All the world's a page at El Ateneo, a bookshop converted from an old theatre in downtown Buenos Aires. As you can see from this photomontage the El Ateneo has retained its former splendour, with high painted ceiling, original balconies and ornate carvings intact.
这是由布宜诺斯艾利斯闹市一家老剧院改造成的豪华书店。书店共3层，营业面积2000多平方米，号称南美第一。

2. 阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯，雅典人书店[图2]

Even the crimson stage curtains remain part of the show. Comfy chairs are scattered throughout, the stage is utilised as a reading area and café, and even better, the former theatre boxes are used as tiny reading rooms.
剧院内原有包厢、雕刻、戏台上的深红色幕布均保存完好，只是戏台变成了供读者休息的地方，你可以上去吃点心，也可闲坐读书。包厢则变成了一个个“迷你”阅览室。

3. 葡萄牙波尔图，莱罗书店[图1]

TOP 3：Livraria Lello in Porto
Proving that purpose-built bookshops can be every bit as beautiful as converted buildings, the divine Livraria Lello in Porto has been selling books in the most salubrious of settings since 1881.
与前两家不同，莱罗书店生来就是一家书店，开张于1881年。

3. 葡萄牙波尔图，莱罗书店[图2]

Featuring a staircase to heaven and beautifully intricate wooden panels and columns (see for yourself with these gorgeous 360-degree views), stained glass ceilings and books - lots of lovely books.
书店中央有一个漂亮的木制楼梯，一直通到楼顶。读者可以透过玻璃楼顶，360度仰望天空。

3. 葡萄牙波尔图，莱罗书店[图3]

楼梯四周书架上摆满各种好书，令“书虫”们流连忘返。

4. 美国洛杉矶，“秘密总部”卡通书店[图1]

TOP 4：Secret Headquarters comic bookstore in Los Angeles
A mere profiterole to the fabulous layer cakes of Porto and Buenos Aires, but the Secret Headquarters more than holds its own. Nestled in the creative cluster of Silver Lake, just east of Hollywood, this boutique store offers a sophisticated alternative to most of its rivals.
这家店名叫“秘密总部”，坐落在好莱坞以东一群创意小铺中间。如果说莱罗书店像一个富有层次感的蛋糕，“秘密总部”则像一块可爱的甜饼。它有其他创意书店无可比拟之处：专卖卡通书。

4. 美国洛杉矶，“秘密总部”卡通书店[图2]

This boutique store has a reputation for being one of the neatest, friendliest comic stores anywhere. Canadian science fiction author Cory Doctorow rates it as the finest in the world.
“秘密总部”还被熟客公认为全球最整洁、最友善的一家卡通书店。在加拿大科幻作家科里·多克托罗眼中，这家小书店“举世无双”。

5. 英国苏格兰格拉斯哥，边界书店[图1]

TOP 5：Borders in Glasgow
The might of the Michigan-based megastore may make a lot of independent booksellers fearful, but few book lovers can fail to be beguiled by the neo-classical architecture of its behemoth Glasgow branch.
边界书店位于格拉斯哥市皇家汇兑广场。

5. 英国苏格兰格拉斯哥，边界书店[图2]

Originally designed by Archibald Elliot in 1827 for the Royal Bank, Borders has occupied a prime spot on Royal Exchange Square since the millennium and won over many of the city's book lovers. People reading on the steps outside have become as much a feature of Glasgow as the traffic cone on the head of Wellington's statue.
书店前身是皇家银行，1827年由建筑师阿奇博尔德·埃略特设计。如今，书香已取代了“铜臭味”。

6. 英国剑桥山峰国家公园，斯卡廷书店[图1]

TOP 6：Scarthin's in the Peak District 
Of course, others might prefer the altogether more earthy beauty of a shop like Scarthin Books in the Peak District. Scarthin's has been selling new and second-hand books since the mid-1970s.
斯卡廷书店以朴实取胜。它开业于20世纪70年代中期，既卖新书也卖二手书。

6. 英国剑桥山峰国家公园，斯卡廷书店[图2]

It has rooms full of new and old books, a delightful café and what can best be described as a small exhibition of curiosities on the first floor. It is a bookshop so beloved, that it advertises local guest and farmhouses on its websites where devotees can stay overnight.
它有好几个堆满了新书和旧书的房间，还有一间怡人的小咖啡馆和一个展览厅。英国剑桥皮克区，斯卡廷书店 这家书店深受当地人喜爱。不忍释卷的“书虫”甚至可以在店中过夜。

6. 英国剑桥山峰国家公园，斯卡廷书店[图3]

不错吧，这是店外别致的彩灯。

7. 比利时布鲁塞尔，波萨达书店

TOP 7：Posada in Brussels
Located in a dear old house near St Magdalen's church in Brussels, Posada Books is as famous for its pretty interior as it is for its collection of new and second-hand art books. Has a remarkable collection of exhibition catalogues, which goes back to the beginning of the last century, and holds occasional exhibitions too.
它位于布鲁塞尔圣玛格达伦教堂附近一座老房子内。书店装潢美妙，与摆放的大量艺术书籍“气味相投”。书店有时举办小型艺术展览。

8. 墨西哥El Péndulo书店[图1]

TOP 8：El Péndulo in Mexico
The Polanco branch of Pendulo in Mexico City has long been known as one of the best ways to beat the heat in the largest city in the world.
它一直被认为是墨西哥城内最佳避暑地之一。

8. 墨西哥El Péndulo书店[图2]

Although it only has a small English language section, its open architecture populated with several trees makes for an excellent afternoon's escape. In honesty, as popular for its excellent cafe as it is its books.
书店为开放式建筑，植有亭亭绿树，适合午后远离尘嚣。

8. 墨西哥El Péndulo书店[图3]

这家书店内的咖啡与好书一样闻名遐迩。

9. 日本京都，惠文社书店[图1]

TOP 9：Keibunsya in Kyoto
If you love bookshops even where you can't read the language, then Keibunsya in Kyoto needs to be on your list too. Some say it's the lighting, others the well-proportioned panels around the walls. Or perhaps it's the little galleries embedded in the bookshelves.
有人喜欢它的灯光，有人喜欢它墙上比例匀称的架板，还有人喜欢它错落于书架间的“小型画展”。

9. 日本京都，惠文社书店[图2]

Most agree it's just the quiet dignity of the place that's hard to beat. Lots of pretty Japanese art books to marvel at and a few English language ones as well.
许多读者一致认同，惠文社静谧、高贵的气氛为书店中罕见。在这里，你可静享日本艺术书籍和部分英文读物。

10. 英国伦敦，哈查兹书店[图1]

TOP 10：Hatchards in London
Although the bookshop of Cambridge University is technically the oldest bookshop in Britain, Hatchards of Piccadilly, which has been trading since 1797, is definitely the most aristocratic.
位于皮卡迪利广场的哈查兹书店堪称英国最有年头的贵族书店。它诞生于1797年，是英国女王的书籍供应商。

10. 英国伦敦，哈查兹书店[图2]

Not only does it boast three royal warrants, meaning it supplies books to Her Majesty, it has counted Disraeli, Wilde and Byron among its regulars. Today it retains the spirit of days past, with an interior described by one follower as "reminiscent of being inside a rambling old house, with six floors of small rooms all linked together curling around a central staircase."
英国政治家本杰明·迪斯累里、诗人乔治·戈登·拜伦、文豪奥斯卡·王尔德都曾是此地常客。如今，它仍保有昔日的灵魂。