Discover Montolieu: The Enchanting Book Village in France with Just 821 Residents
Set between two rivers in the foothills of the Black Mountains, the town of Montolieu has all the dreamy trappings of French country life. I arrived from London around breakfast time to find empty lanes that ran through tiny plazas to a large buttressed Gothic church. Wooden shutters in cornflower blue and poppy red echoed the colors of the region’s wildflowers. However, around 10 a.m., the scene transformed. Shutters opened, and trestle tables laden with books began to fill the streets. Browsers arrived and began sifting through the volumes.