{"id":2391,"date":"2015-03-13T03:11:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T03:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.thomascook.in\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:16:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:46:50","slug":"go-on-a-literary-ride-five-destinations-where-literature-comes-alive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomascook.in\/blog\/international-holidays\/go-on-a-literary-ride-five-destinations-where-literature-comes-alive-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Go On a Literary Ride: Five Destinations Where Literature Comes Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"2391\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">0    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"2391\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">0<\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"blogwrapperblk\">Experience the elixir of life by visiting the places that have the true essence of literary works that have wowed you since your tender age. The best places to experience the literary essence will leave you in awe.<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"section-1\" class=\"blogwrapperblk\"><span class=\"underline\">Edinburgh, Scotland<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"blogwrapperblk\">\n<p>The city of Edinburgh in Scotland has been an inspiration for more than five hundred novels. The writing tradition of the city, starting from the works of the 18th century bard Robert Burns to that of Alexander McCall Smith, is one of its greatest attractions. Do not forget to visit the writer\u2019s museum. <a title=\"Travel to Edinburgh\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomascook.in\/holidays\/international-tour-packages\/edinburgh-tour-packages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travel to Edinburgh<\/a>, and enjoy its literary environment!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-2\"><span class=\"underline\">Dublin, Ireland<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dublin is the capital city of <strong>Ireland<\/strong>. It has been the milieu of famous literary work by the stalwart author, James Joyce. There is a place known as the Dublin Writers Museum that is one of the attractions for the tourists. Founded by the famous poet, W.B. Yeats in the year 1903, the Abbey Theatre is also a big tourist attraction here. Don\u2019t miss out on the Book of Kells, that is an illuminated manuscript belonging to the Middle Ages, housed at Trinity College in the old Library.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-3\"><span class=\"underline\">London, England<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>London<\/strong> is one of the cities in <strong>England<\/strong> which boasts of an extremely rich literary heritage. The city has been featured in the literary works of many authors including Dickens and Doyle. The bard\u2019s First Folio at the British Library is an attraction for the tourists. For Sherlock Holmes fans, there is quite a lot here too; they can live the stories by visiting the places described in Doyle\u2019s stories.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-4\"><span class=\"underline\">Paris, France<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Paris<\/strong> is one of the most famous cities in the world. The capital of <strong>France<\/strong> has house-museums that are devoted to Victor Hugo and Honor\u00e9 de Balzac. The sidewalk table at Les Deux Magots, a St. Germain caf\u00e9, was often visited by Hemingway. The hotel Le Pavillon des Lettres has twenty six rooms that are dedicated to famous writers with the first alphabets of their names. A <a title=\"trip to Paris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomascook.in\/holidays\/international-tour-packages\/paris-tour-packages\">trip to Paris<\/a> will enrich your literary general knowledge surely.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-5\"><span class=\"underline\">St. Petersburg, Russia<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>St. Petersburg<\/strong> is one of the most famous cities of <strong>Russia<\/strong> with its own rich literary history. The city has the Aleksandr Pushkin Memorial Apartment Museum where the author met with his demise. The Literary Caf\u00e9 is another famous destination to visit here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>0 0 Experience the elixir of life by visiting the places that have the true essence of literary works that have wowed you since your tender age. The best places to experience the literary essence will leave you in awe. 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