Bulgaria has awarded its best mayors for 11th year in a row
Almost 140 000 people have cast their vote in the national contest for Mayor of the Year
This fantastical book shop is usually ranked at or near the top of lists of the most beautiful bookstores in the world
The Lello Bookstore was quite a sensation when it opened in Porto in 1906 and it is still. Livraria Lello displays a unique architectural style, combining neo-Gothic with “art nouveau” and “art deco”. Over one million people visit the bookstore each year. To manage the stream of tourists, the shop started charging an entrance fee of 5.50 Euros, which is redeemable against the purchase of a book. That’s helped to make the crowds more manageable and it’s resulted in a rebound in book sales.
It’s believed that the book shop Livraria Lello has inspired J.K. Rowling when she was writing the entire seven-book Harry Potter series. She was influenced by other aspects of life in Portugal as well. The Hogwarts’ uniform may have been inspired by the black suits and cloaks worn by students at nearby Porto University.
Source: Travel Bliss Now
Almost 140 000 people have cast their vote in the national contest for Mayor of the Year
The planned public transit service will be completed somewhere in 2035
Almost 140 000 people have cast their vote in the national contest for Mayor of the Year
The technology differs from maglev in that it allows the usage of already existing infrastructure, with only slight modifications
Floya will be one hell of a helpful tool next time you’re in the Belgian capital
A monument to the destructive power of nature and our need to live in harmony with it
France will finally acknowledge parts of its unsavoury historical legacy
The Austrian capital is the only major city to farm its own organic products
A monument to the destructive power of nature and our need to live in harmony with it
France will finally acknowledge parts of its unsavoury historical legacy
The Austrian capital is the only major city to farm its own organic products
This one could be a real game-changer for our built environments and the way they look
The practical art objects are competing for one of the 2023 New European Bauhaus Prizes
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