The Livraria Lello in Porto, Portugal "is often featured as one of the world's most stunning bookshops. Its architecture is so stunning, it's rumored to have inspired J.K. Rowling's depictions of Harry Potter's Hogwarts," Travel + Leisure reported.
The bookshop, which was opened in 1906 by brothers José and António Lello, "became a prominent hangout for famed writers and avid readers, and that reputation continued through the years.... Rowling was a loyal customer at the bookshop. Customers have often noted the resemblance between the shop's architectural features--like its twisting grand staircase--and designs in Rowling's imagined Harry Potter world," Travel + Leisure wrote. Customers have said the space resembles the Flourish and Botts bookshop.