The Centennial Lello Bookstore, J.K. Rowling Says She’s Never Been

The Lello Bookstore in Porto has been named the third most beautiful bookstore in the world by Lonely Planet and has a history of more than a hundred years. 📚✨ I’ve always been curious about the connection between a Portuguese bookstore and “Harry Potter,” but this place is almost like a “Harry Potter” themed store, with various editions of the Harry Potter series packed into the small bookstore. 🧙‍♂️📖 Perhaps it’s because of the Neo-Gothic interior design, especially the winding staircase that seems to fit everyone’s idea of a magical world. 🪑🌟 Later, a message was posted on Twitter by J.K. Rowling saying: “For instance, I never visited this bookshop in Oporto. Never even knew of its existence! It’s beautiful and I wish I had visited it, but it has nothing to do with Hogwarts!” “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.” Hahaha, I don’t know if this is a beautiful misunderstanding, but it doesn’t stop a large number of tourists from coming to buy tickets and check in. 🤣📸 Yes, you need to book your visiting time online and pay 8€ for a ticket to come here for a visit. We managed to get a spot on the spot by sheer luck. 😄📅 Hahaha, although most of the books here are popular bestsellers that everyone is familiar with, they are almost all classic works, and you can also see some different editions. So many people really do buy books to take away. The architecture of the bookstore itself is very beautiful, and it’s quite impressive that a century-old bookstore can become an IP that tourists from all over the world line up to visit. 📚🌍 🎫 8€ #OffTheBeatenPath #HarryPotter #PortugalTravel #Porto #LelloBookstore #Bookstore #JKRowling #RecordItNow