Perched on a rocky spur, at the heart of the Cabardès wine-growing area, Montolieu amply deserves its nickname of Village of Books, with its twenty or so bookshops, its booksellers' gallery, book craftspeople and unmissable Michel Braibant Museum. This latter is entirely concerned with book-related arts and crafts, and examines the history of the book from the birth of writing up to the great achievement of typography and printing. There are practical, educational workshops covering typography, calligraphy, illumination, etching, bookbinding, and illustration run by book craftspeople from Montolieu.
Bibliophiles should on no account miss the old and collectible book fair which takes place every year at Montolieu over the Easter weekend!
