Livraria Lello & Irmão
When the Lello's brothers decided to open a bookstore at 144 Rua das Carmelitas in 1906, they already knew that there were potential to have a major impact on the cultural scene of Oporto. What they did not know, surely, is that, after 112 years of its inauguration, the place would receive more than 1 million visitors a year, would inspire the most read saga of all time and would be present in the most prestigious lists of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. The expression "looks like a story straight out of a fairy tale" applies here perfectly.
When the Lello's brothers decided to open a bookstore at 144 Rua das Carmelitas in 1906, they already knew that there were potential to have a major impact on the cultural scene of Oporto. What they did not know, surely, is that, after 112 years of its inauguration, the place would receive more than 1 million visitors a year, would inspire the most read saga of all time and would be present in the most prestigious lists of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. The expression "looks like a story straight out of a fairy tale" applies here perfectly.
Since its foundation, the Livraria Lello & Irmão is essentially a place to buy books, but also a place that could be described in the books.
![Passeio dos Clérigos]( "Passeio dos Clérigos")
Passeio dos Clérigos
The city of Oporto never ceases to amaze. For even there, next to the Lello bookstore, there has been, since 2013, a new landscape that has brought Oporto's downtown back to life: the Passeio dos Clérigos - a pedestrian street with shops, restaurants, cafes and an astonishing view of the Clérigos Tower. If you still do not know where to spend the afternoon, the garden - at the top of the street - invites you to watch the sunset in the heart of the "Invicta".