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Livraria Lello

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    Clement H.
    "Go there for your pic, as the central staircase is beautiful!"(9 Tips)
    Josephine .
    "here to be inspired like JK Rowling"(4 Tips)
    Marija M.
    "especially for Harry Potter fans"(3 Tips)
    Josef H.
    "ticket price is used for a discount on a book purchase"(3 Tips)
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  • Bradley K.heart icon on user image
    Bradley KayMarch 1, 2017
    You will go. You will wait in line (even in low tourist season). You will marvel at the beauty. You will struggle to take a photo past the other tourists. You will not find a good book in English.
    Upvoted Feb 10
  • Fabio R.heart icon on user image
    Fabio ResendeJune 30, 2016
    Beautiful but a bit annoying. Having to pay €3 to go inside is a bit absurd. But if you go, I recommend buying the ticket one day and going there right before you open. You'll go in before everyone
    Upvoted Jan 26
  • Jordan T.heart icon on user image
    Jordan TaylorAugust 22, 2016
    As both a book and Harry Potter fan, this place was absolutely magical for me. One of the most gorgeous bookshops I have ever seen! 3 euro fee to get in though, and be prepared for crowds.
    Upvoted 6 days ago
  • Liesbeth V.heart icon on user image
    Liesbeth Van VyncktAugust 1, 2018
    It’s famous with good reason. Apart from the Harry Potter craze, ti’s wonderful to see and worth the €5 ticket. Pick up a book and the entrance fee is deducted from the price!
    Upvoted Feb 10
  • Elifheart icon on user image
    ElifFebruary 17, 2016
    Wood and books makes you feel like a fairy tale. But very touristic, does not let you feel the real athmosphere. You can claim back entrance fee if you buy a book.
  • Mikita C.
    Mikita CherkasauApril 22, 2018
    It's a touristic hook. Absolute madness. Don't let anyone trick you into going there and waiting in a long-long line. Go get a good old glass of port instead.
  • Frederikheart icon on user image
    FrederikJune 19, 2015
    One of the most beautiful bookstores I have ever been. Spoiler: the interior looks like wood, but in reality it's painted plaster! Amazing!
  • Sebas R.
    Sebas RibasAugust 18, 2019
    Tourist trap. One of the worst ones ever, hard to enjoy a place with 300 people around you. Overpriced books, they are definitely milking this. Not worth it
  • Marija M.heart icon on user image
    Marija MladenovićApril 9, 2016
    Beautiful place for book lovers, especially for Harry Potter fans, since J.K.Rowling got idea for HP here.
  • Clement H.heart icon on user image
    Clement H.November 6, 2017
    Go there for your pic, as the central staircase is beautiful! However, not sure it’s worth the wait or the 4€. The book selection is so-so.
  • Victor S.heart icon on user image
    Victor ShchenkhJune 14, 2018
    Well worth the entrance fee. Good selection of books and seeing the beautiful interior is amazing experience.
  • Gogh V.heart icon on user image
    Gogh VanAugust 30, 2019
    Not sure what all the fuss is about. Too crowded, you can't even take a foto in a otherwise bea enterier. And the line for entering the place... Do buy tickets online!
  • Tanay
    TanayDecember 21, 2018
    one of the most egregious excesses of capitalism. a bookshop JK Rowling “used to frequent” with no link to Harry Potter turned into a spectacle with absurd premiums, and no room to swing a Kneazle
  • Alvin T.heart icon on user image
    Alvin ThamNovember 10, 2018
    Need to pay to get in but boy was it beautiful. Can use the ticket to get discount for books purchased so it’s not too bad.
  • Nikola S.
    Nikola StepicNovember 26, 2012
    You can't come to Porto and not visit Lello, but note that the books are seriously overpriced, plus the bar upstairs is severely understocked (no milk). Otherwise, this is where the magic happened!
  • Spiceee
    SpiceeeJune 11, 2018
    Cool staircase, regular airport bookstand selection. It’s crazy how it’s not about the books anymore.
  • Valentina M.
    Valentina Malevych HsuDecember 8, 2014
    Quite busy, too many people, only portuguese books available or rather a very tiny selection of books in English/other languages is available. Place where "Harry Porter" books allegedly were "born".
  • Santa K.
    Santa KļaviņaJune 14, 2019
    Overrated place. Confusing ticketing/entrance system. Quite small place. You are not able to take photos or look for the books as it’s too crowdy. Books also are overpriced. Disappointment.
  • Mats C.heart icon on user image
    Mats ChristiansenMay 18, 2018
    The beautiful bookstore increases the the fee. €5, that’s deducted when buying something.
  • Sophie C.
    Sophie ChungAugust 17, 2017
    So so beautiful and worth the touristyness. Get there early to beat the rush! Got in line at 9:30 with a buddy and was inside at 10:10 👍
  • Michal T.
    Michal TJuly 9, 2018
    5 EUR entrance to make picture with another 50 people on it is a good joke. Just go to the nearest bar and get a glass of vine. All this place is huge commerce place providing merchandise everywhere.
  • Savoteur
    SavoteurAugust 2, 2016
    This shop boasts breathtaking Gothic Revival and Art Nouveau architecture, and is suspected to be part of the inspiration for the Harry Potter series' settings. Read more
  • Nuno E.heart icon on user image
    Nuno EstevesMay 28, 2016
    Fantastic place, one of the most beautiful bookstores in the whole world.Yes, you pay 3€ entrance but can use it if you buy a book. Fair enough.
  • Esra K.
    Esra KabadayiAugust 9, 2014
    It s one of the most enchanting bookstore in the world. It should be in your must to visit list when you visit Porto.
  • Niketa G.heart icon on user image
    Niketa GandhiSeptember 5, 2018
    Beautiful bookstore with a lot of history worth looking in to. If you're here as a Harry Potter fan, there is memorabilia in the back of the store.
  • Mykola K.heart icon on user image
    Mykola KorzhJune 10, 2018
    Pretty overrated place, but if you go for and buy some book—it will worth a visit a little more (ticket price will be your book discount)
  • Pedro F.
    Pedro FerreiraAugust 19, 2011
    In the Top 5 of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, Lello is the first in Top that was actually build to be a bookstore. More than books great architecture and an old style. Amazing to see.
  • Luke B.heart icon on user image
    Luke BakerSeptember 29, 2018
    It is very busy and costs €5 per person to enter. You do get a €5 discount on purchases but when we checked they seem a lot more expensive compared to other book stores.
  • Luiz R.heart icon on user image
    Luiz RochaSeptember 25, 2018
    Awesome if you're a Potterhead. Good selection of Sci-fi books in languages other than portuguese. Great architecture, worth the visit.
  • Kateřina L.heart icon on user image
    Kateřina LinhardtováOctober 12, 2018
    Definition of a tourist trap. Nice inside, but there's SO MANY tourists that will bump into you and SO LITTLE good books in English! ;-(
  • Stacy B.heart icon on user image
    Stacy Bo BacyMay 10, 2019
    It is a beautiful bookstore, but too easy to feel overwhelming with people and it costs 5€.
  • Vi A.
    Vi AlkhovikApril 26, 2023
    You have to buy tickets (vouchers) in advance. They cost 5€ and you can use them as a discount in the store.
  • Atif A.
    Atif AteeqMarch 17, 2016
    Great little bookshop. Whimsically designed, apparently a lot of the architecture in the first Harry Potter book was inspired by this place.
  • Luis C.heart icon on user image
    Luis CordeiroOctober 21, 2018
    Extraordinary book shop !! And don’t miss the sweet cheese cake that is near the place where the vouchers are purchased ! Exquisite !
  • Alla I.heart icon on user image
    Alla IvSeptember 18, 2018
    The building is clearly impressive, but the book choice quite limited. I would call it a tourist trap.
  • Josef H.heart icon on user image
    Josef HerbertDecember 15, 2015
    Beautiful building, the ticket price is used for a discount on a book purchase if you buy something
  • Jane H.
    Jane HongSeptember 26, 2014
    For such a tourist spot, it's annoying that there's only one hour in the day you're allowed to take pictures. Be there from 9-10 am.
  • Ru G.heart icon on user image
    Ru GalievJuly 15, 2018
    Shapely ladder, stunning bookshelves and ceiling. However the place is too commercialized and overcrowded
  • Amol K.heart icon on user image
    Amol KAugust 11, 2015
    what a tragedy of the commons shame. it is such a beautiful bookstore that would be a joy to browse if it weren't for the incessant amateur photographers flashing light in your eyes.
  • Njoud F.heart icon on user image
    Njoud FahadAugust 17, 2016
    The line for the entrance is unbelievable! But it's worth it to go to look at the interior or buy a book
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    💎TJanuary 8, 2019
    Yeah the staircase is really beautiful but it’s not worth it. You’re essentially paying £5 for really bad photos of you and 12 strangers on a staircase.
  • Tolga A.heart icon on user image
    Tolga AkgunduzApril 25, 2023
    Good if you can buy a ticket online. We were not able to, and after 6pm or so, they stop selling tickets at the entrance. And the queue is very long unless you go there early in the morning.
  • Terēze V.heart icon on user image
    Terēze VaivodeDecember 2, 2016
    Super crowded, with people more interested to take pictures of themselves in the building and not actually interested in books. The entrance is 3€, which they give you back if you buy a book 📚
  • Jole P.heart icon on user image
    Jole PMarch 9, 2017
    Apparently the most beautiful bookstore in the world that inspired Harry Potter as well. You feel like you're in another world in there
  • Dmytro S.
    Dmytro SAugust 29, 2017
    The most stupidly way to spend 4 euro lol. Small shop, overpriced books and a selfie-taking croooowd. Don't be as stupid as me eheh
  • superpupsaheart icon on user image
    superpupsaAugust 27, 2017
    Well, so crowdy.. and so few books in English!
  • Yiota S.heart icon on user image
    Yiota SpFebruary 9, 2019
    Confusing ticketing system, but the bookstore's design makes it worth it! Could have more English books to choose from.
  • j l.
    j lJune 25, 2019
    The staircase here didn’t inspire JK Rowling’s book. It’s an urban myth which the bookstore profits off of. All the books in this store are ridiculously overpriced, none under 15+ euros. Not worth it
  • Doheart icon on user image
    DoFebruary 25, 2017
    Beautiful bookstore! Most of the time a queue for buying your ticket. (4euro) Totally worth it!
  • Edward R.heart icon on user image
    Edward RoozeboomNovember 11, 2016
    Gorgeous, beautiful and magnificent. Even though it's extremely touristy, still worth a visit!
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