In a town as beautiful as Oia, it's easy to overlook little indoor gems. Such was the case with Atlantis Books, a seemingly nondescript shop built into the side of the caldera. In fact, four years ago Jen and I passed it without so much as a second glance and twice, Paul and I languidly strolled past.
But one night after the sunset, with 3000 people cramming into a staircase made for 50, we finally stopped to look at the balcony adorned with a small crate of used books. Upon closer inspection, a spiral staircase extended down to a world of wondrous wonderfuls. Its aesthetics rivaled that of Shakespeare and Company in Paris though its size was only a quarter of that. But with high ceilings, a large foreign language section and a bed for workers/volunteers to sleep, I fell in love.
And although everything looked a little disheveled, there were categories and sections and nooks with books and books and books.
Plus people with intelligence:
Total geek heaven.
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