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Opened in 1906, Livraria Lello & Irmão, also known as Livraria Chardron or simply Livraria Lello (Lello Bookstore) is one of the most beautiful bookstores in Porto and the world. Designed by Xavier Esteves, the architecture and interior design are stunning.

Passeio dos Clérigos, Praça de Lisboa

Livraria Lello & Irmão

Opened in 1906, Livraria Lello is one of the most beautiful bookstores in Porto and the world.Designed by Xavier Esteves, the bookstore's architecture and interior design are stunning. Once inside, there is the curvaceous red stairway connecting the two levels (inspired on the Parisian Galleries Lafayette), the heavily decorated walls and ceilings, and the magnificent stained-glass skylight with Lello’s motto vecus in labore will no doubt impress you.

The pillars are ornamented with bronze bas-reliefs of Portuguese literature figures and there is a small track on the floor along which employees move carts filled with books. All in all, Lello is one of the best works of the so-called “second eclecticism” style in Portugal, with beautiful art nouveau naturalist elements. One of the best-kept secrets in Porto is the four-table coffeeshop on the second floor

Besides the wide array of Portuguese fiction and non-fiction titles, Lello sells many English and French books, including translations of Portuguese literature and poetry works.

Along with Bertrand in Lisbon, Livraria Lello & Irmão is one of the oldest bookstores in Portugal. For the unquestionable beauty and also by the impressive history associated with it, in 2011 the travel publishing company Lonely Planet classified Livraria Lello as the third best bookstore in the world

What few people know is that the Lello Bookshop also served as the scenery for the recording of some scenes of the Harry Potter films, lending their identity to ”Flourish & Blotts” in King’s Cross, where witches buy the material for Hogwarts

JK Rowling lived several years in Oporto, where she worked as an English teacher. After some time observing students at the University of Porto with black capes that were part of the academic uniform, she felt inspired to create the uniforms of the witchcraft school of Hogwarts.

The history and culture continue to enhance Oporto city, having a well-deserved and privileged place in the international cinema

Porto (occasionally also known as Oporto in English) is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon, and one of the major urban areas in Southern Europe and the capital of the second major great urban area in Portugal.The historic centre of Porto was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.

The Latin name of Porto, Portus Cale, is the origin of the name "Portugal" for the whole country. In Portuguese, the city is usually referred to with the definite article as "o " (the port), hence the English name "Oporto”

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