
The Secret of Lello e Irmão in Porto, the Most Beautiful Bookstore in the World
Floor-to-ceiling shelves, a stained-glass skylight, and a neo-Gothic facade: the Lello bookstore in Porto is the city’s most extraordinary attraction.

Floor-to-ceiling shelves, a stained-glass skylight, and a neo-Gothic facade: the Lello bookstore in Porto is the city’s most extraordinary attraction.

Far from the crowds of the Côte d’Azur, a sea of lavender, ochre-hued villages, and clifftop hamlets awaits.

Cursed hotels, macabre museums, and haunted cemeteries: the flip side of Los Angeles.

He died in 1656, yet for 16 years he kept terrorizing his village. This is the story of the first documented vampire, and of the village that has learned to live off his legend.

Peter Jackson promised to restore the farm to its original state, but the Shire still stands—and draws millions of fans every year.

Thousands were crammed into its concrete towers. Hundreds died in its mines. This is Hashima today.