Livraria Lello & Irmão

[scruffy1]

Livraria Lello & Irmão R. das Carmelitas 144 - first visit the cathedral, get your sello, and pay to see the cloisters then this bookstore should be second on your list in Porto.

 

[SYates]

Are those your photos @scruffy1 ? They are extraordinary! SY

 

[scruffy1]

Are those your photos @scruffy1 ? They are extraordinary! SY

Straight off the internet. Family concerns (what if you get eaten by a bear over there? We've heard there are also gypsies!) have forced me to confront reality and I now carry a iphone, my personal photos are all on film and, blush blush, I develop them myself - wouldn't dream of iphoning them.

 

[Doogman]

When I was in Porto in July, the crowds were so large at Livraria Lello they were charging a fee just to get in. I think it was 3 euros. Apparently you got your money back if you purchased something. I took a pass, as I had seen it a few years ago, but it is a magnificent store. I was told that JK Rowling used it as an inspiration for some of her Harry Potter stories.

 

[SYates]

Straight off the internet. ...

So you don't hold the copyright (right to make/post copies) to them? At the very, very, very minimum you should have posted a link back to the original photographer. Sigh - I am sure that I am the lonely caller in the desert here - but just copying other peoples work into a forum post without permission or at leat acknowledgement isn't right. SY

 

[jefferyonthecamino]

hard to appreciate (or enjoy) lello because of the crowds. their english section is limited, which is expected, making it difficult to purchase a book and redeem your 3 euro entrance fee. however, because of the crowds, it also makes sense to charge an entrance fee with the hope of someone actually purchasing a book. just wish i read portuguese...

 

[code_monkey_001]

I was thrilled to find out about this bookstore a few days ago - the new Brierley guide maps-only guide is supposed to be released on October 11 - the day I land in Porto - and they've said they will stock it.

Here's a link to the rest of their image gallery (which should make @SYates happy )

 

[Deleted member 36903]

When I was there in April this year the 3 euro charge was in place and the exterior was, like the cathedral in SdC, covered with a photographic scaffolding sheet and there was scaffolding inside too. I can understand the need for a charge as almost everyone I saw there was visiting to take a selfie using the shop as a backdrop. I put my 3 euros towards the purchase of yet another Camino guide, the CP one with a shell on the cover and a hole through the book. well worth a visit.

 

[scruffy1]

It is a bookstore with an atmosphere and a clinentele they wish to protect, 3 Euros is cheap!

 

[Albertinho]

The bookstore is famous all over the world. Busloads full of Chinese, Japanese ,Koreans etc visit to shop just to have a look. So I have no problems with the fact that the staff charges you for an entrance fee.
Fortunately I study Portuguese and they have a lot of interesting stuff for me.