The profanation and repurposing of a place of worship no longer used for liturgical celebrations is sometimes a delicate matter. This bookstore has clearly succeeded in both making the space commercially viable, while preserving its dignity. Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, who died this year, once said: "Literature educates people, stimulates the imagination, heightens sensitivity..."

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Location: Óbidos (Santa Maria), Leiria, Portugal

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