Librairie Gastéréa

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Address

Rue Cité-Derrière 3
1005 Lausanne

How to get there

Schedules

From 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024

Open

Closed

Lundi

Closed

Mardi

14:00 - 18:00

Mercredi

14:00 - 18:00

Jeudi

14:00 - 18:00

Vendredi

14:00 - 18:00

Samedi

Closed

Dimanche

Closed

The bookshop is located in the City of Lausanne, near the Cathedral.

+41 76 399 71 12

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ArchitectureHistoryHeritageShopping

This is a quarter full of typical small bistros and craft shops. To the north of the Cité hill, at Place du Tunnel, avenue César-Roux avenue and Place de l’Ours, shops and quirky bistros cry out to be discovered. It is around the Cité hill, sculpted by the Flon and Louve rivers, that the mediaeval town grew. Its cobble-stoned pedestrian streets as well as its monuments, the Cathedral of Lausanne, the St-Maire Castle and the Old academy, bear witness to that.

Heritage

At the heart of the old town, the majestic Lausanne Cathedral overlooks the city. Seen as one of the most beautiful gothic art monuments in Europe, it attracts more than 400,000 visitors every year.

HeritageShopping

In the centre of the square is the town’s oldest fountain, adorned with a statue representing justice. Close by, a clock presents the history of Vaud in animated scenes every hour from 9:00 to 19:00. On Wednesday and Saturday mornings this is the site of the country market, which also sets up shop in the neighbouring pedestrian streets. Every first Friday of the month, it plays host to a craft market. Typical cafes, boutiques and large, elegant shops complement what this high-class district, which is completely pedestrianised, has to offer.

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In this small, utterly charming bookshop in the Cité, you’ll find all the ancient and modern books on gastronomy. It’s a delight for the eyes that will also awaken your taste buds!
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The Gasterea Bookshop was opened in 2004 and offers a large selection of ancient and modern books. The main themes are gastronomy, oenology and literature around food by authors such as Brillat-Savarin, Curnonsky, Grimod de la Reynière, Escoffier, Parmentier and Rabelais, to name a few. It also sells engravings, advertising posters and even old cinema posters such as of “La Grande Bouffe” and “Babette’s Feast”. Every year, it publishes 3 or 4 catalogues listing about a hundred titles.

The library is open from Tuesday to Friday, or by appointment, and French, English and German are spoken.