{"id":2003,"date":"2009-10-21T14:50:56","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T04:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=2003"},"modified":"2009-10-21T14:50:56","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T04:50:56","slug":"shopping-lello-bookshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/portugal\/oporto\/shopping-lello-bookshop","title":{"rendered":"Lello Bookshop &#8211; Oporto&#039;s Showcase Bookshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hailed by many as the <em>\u201cmost beautiful bookshop in the world\u201d<\/em> <strong>Lello Bookshop<\/strong> in <strong>Oporto<\/strong> has become a <strong>sightseeing attraction<\/strong> for overseas visitors and locals alike. 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