Since 1st May 1997, Damme has officially become a Booktown, like the Dutch Bredevoort or Wallonian Redu or Hay-on-Wye in Wales.
9 bookshops specialise in one or other kinds of books, for you to find from May to September, daily in winter months only during weekends. Every second Sunday of the month, there is also a book market on the Market Square (in winter inside the Town Hall).
