Do You Know the 7 Places in PORTO That Inspired HARRY POTTER? 🇵🇹
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Check out the 7 places in Porto, Portugal, that inspired J.K. Rowling while writing the Harry Potter Books! How many of these did you know, Potterhead?
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Hey guys and welcome back to another episode of Triple P with me Surya Sridhar. So as some of you may know Im a Potterhead and that basically means I love Harry Potter. I grew up with it! I read all the books, I watched all the movies, had Harry Potter board games at home and recently I went to London to check out the Harry Potter shop and of course Platform 9 and 3/4. So guys there is only one thing left for me to do. To go to Porto! And you might ask: Why Porto? What’s here? Now as some of you Potter Heads may know, JK Rowling lived in Porto for 2-3 years teaching English, and thats where she wrote the first draft of the Philosophers Stone. She of course got a lot of inspiration from the city, and we’re going to be checking out 7 of the places. So are you guys ready? Cause I am. Let’s go!
Number 1: Livraria Lello
The Livraria Lello is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. You’ll be stunned by the woodwork, the glass art, and its most important feature: the red winding staircase. Many Potterheads believe that it actually inspired the incredible Hogwarts moving staircases as well as the interior decorations of the Diagon Alley premium bookstore called: Flourish and Blotts. You’ll be shocked to know that I stood in a queue for over 45 minutes and paid 3 Euros to get into this bookstore, but trust me, it was worth it!
Number 2: Escovaria de Belomonte
In Harry Potter, do you remember the scene where he's walking through Diagon Alley ogling at the beautiful Nimbus 2000? These magical brooms and the ones at the Brushes of Belomonte have a striking resemblance, especially since they are made by hand, are of high quality woods and natural fibres and have a rustic look to them. Also you may have noticed the similarities in the font used on the stores sign to the one used in the Harry Potter branding! Cool eh?
Number 3: Universidade do Porto
Now guys you remember the outfit at Hogwarts don't you? Incase you forgot, you can just head on over to the University of Porto to check it out. Yup you heard me right. The students also have a similar outfit: a white button down shirt, a tie, a sweater, dark trousers or skirts and of course a full length cape! If the Hogwarts Express came chugging by, they would just need to jump on, and they’d blend right in!
Number 4: Cafe Majestic
Now legend has it that JK Rowling frequently visited Cafe Majestic on Rua de Santa Catarina, which isn't surprising as it was a popular place for intellectuals and literary giants. It is said that she would jot down notes on the napkins when she got an inspiration for her first book Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. I was so struck by the stunning Art Nouveau design of the place, that I decided to treat myself to a yummy French Toast and soak in the ambience.
Number 5: Fonte dos Leões
Theres no doubt that Gryffindor has a special place in our hearts, especially since the main characters are from this house. It is speculated that the Fountain of Lions in Porto inspired JK Rowling to think of this beautiful emblem that symbolises courage and bravery. The interesting thing is that the lions aren't just normal ones - they have majestic wings - resembling the mythical griffin, hence: Gryffindor.
Number 6: Torre dos Clerigos
No doubt that one of the most emotional moments in Harry Potter was the death of Albus Dumbledore, the beloved headmaster. The scene shows him falling from the Astronomy Tower, the highest point in Hogwarts. It is said that this was inspired by the 76 meter high Clerigos Tower which for a long time was the highest building in all of Portugal. After climbing its 240 stone spiral staircases, I finally made it to the top to check out the breath taking panoramic scenery. Seriously, it really did remind me of the Astronomy Tower in Hogwarts!
Number 7: António de Oliveira Salazar
Now some of you may not know this but Antonio de Oliveira Salazar was the prime minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968 and was known to be a dictator with a strong sense of censorship. It is very much possible that it inspired the antagonistic Slytherin house and its founding father: Salazar Slytherin, who was a Parselmouth and one who believed in blood purity. What do you guys think?
Alright Potterheads that takes us to the end of the video. I really hope you enjoyed this magical journey through Porto and that you'll be making your way here very soon. Do hit the like and subscribe buttons and of course the bell icon to stay notified for more of my travel videos coming up. See you guys next time!
DISCLAIMER: All Harry Potter movie footages featured belong to Warner Bros. Pictures Heyday Films 1492 Pictures and are solely used here for descriptive purposes.
This is brilliant, I had no idea about these connections. I didn't even know JK Rowling spent so much time there. I had read about the Edinburgh connections before though, I visited her favourite cafe there. Really interesting video and well presented! Thanks for sharing
I definitely plan to go to Edinburgh at some point! What all connections are there? Really glad you enjoyed the video! 😄👍🏼 Any plans to visit Porto soon?
Triple P: People Places Palates the Elephant Cafe is a pretty famous one, plus the train in the highlands was the used for the Hogwarts Express in the films
@@OneShotAdventures : Awesome! Will do!
@@TriplePmake sure you do the vault/ghost tours!
I just got to Porto and as soon as we got off the train I thought, this place just feels... magical!
Absolutely! Porto is just such an amazing place. Very charming and yes as you said - magical! Have an amazing trip. I have another video out on 5 places to see in Porto incase you are interested. Link on the side :)
Love that you add so much fun personality and info to this!... and I had no idea about these inspirations!
Thanks a lot! 😄 Are you also a Harry Potter fan? Which fact from the Harry Potter inspirations surprised you the most? 😍
Great video! Just love all the information you give in your videos! I always learn so much! Really enjoyed this one!
That's fantastic to hear! Really glad you enjoyed it! Are you a Harry Potter fan too? 😍
Cool video! I love Harry Potter books but I have never heard of those places and people that are inspiration for the books. Thanks for sharing.
I'm so glad you liked the video! Thanks a ton. If you are interested in more travel inspiration, do subscribe. Appreciate it :)
Nice video Surya. Love the hat! I never knew Portugal inspired Harry Potter so much. Thanks for this informative guide :)
Thanks so much Eric! Glad you enjoyed it. Have you ever been to Porto? Are you a Harry Potter fan in general? 😄
Hi, just loved the video and recomended it to a very close person :)
This is just a theory, Slytherin may also be also related to the Sefirs (population that lived in the north and center of Portugal) and beside theyr tongue sound like a "sssssss"nake they also worship Dragons and Snakes, that inspired many in Portugal until today :D
Just a theory
Hey Igor! 👋🏼 thank you so much for your reassuring comments! Really means a lot. Do subscribe for more travel inspiration. As for your theory - that is so fascinating! Had no idea! Thanks for sharing 😍👌🏼
I really like the outfits on number 3 and the torre the los clérigos is so cool
Thanks Alejandro :) Appreciate it! Are you a big Harry Potter fan too? Been to some of these places in Porto?
I'm currently reading the last book. I saw the movies many times. This clip was very interesting, I didn't know a lot of this facts. 💙
That's awesome! I love the Harry Potter series. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and learnt something new 😄👍🏼❤️ Thanks for watching!
Great very informative, that bookstore looks so amazing, I’m one of the big fan of harry potter thanks for sharing.
Really glad you enjoyed the video! The bookstore is definitely very cool. Do subscribe for more cool travel inspiration from around the world :)
Triple P: People Places Palates already a subscriber here about a month ago I don’t remember. Hope we support each other.
Hey there your video is very informative , watching it now since I am headed to Porto and Lisbon soon , thanks for the insights on the historic sights and famous and some off beat landmarks , any suggestions on nightlife neighbourhoods in these cities? Also a fun fact about Diagon Alley is that it's highly inspired from an alley from a town called York, the Shambles not a big potter buff but just happen to know when I visited there. BTW m from Chennai too , Keep up the great work!
Hey! First of all thanks for such a motivational comment. Always appreciate that. As for best neighborhoods for nightlife in Porto I would suggest: Porto downtown. Has a huge happening scene. Core of nightlife. I also have another video on my channel on things not to miss in Porto. Do check that out. As for your fun fact, I didn’t know that! Awesome! Thanks for letting me know 😍
Oh I love your explanation! And your English so good! You said you are in Bali! Let’s meet up!
Thanks so much! I'm not in Bali now. I was in Bali before. But next time I'm there I'll definitely let you know! 😍
hello i live in porto and salazar number 7 , dont lived in porto but yes in portugal the coutry thanks
Harry Potter and Porto? Who knew? I've been to Porto and spend most of my time drinking port rather than thinking about Potter. haha
Haha yeah! Lots of people didn't know about the Porto connections. Glad you got to see something new!
Interesting, we are planning a trip to Porto and will check some of these places out. :-)
Fantastic! I have a video also out on 5 top things to do in Porto and a day trip to Aveiro from Porto. After the first week of April I'll also have videos up on Lisbon and Lagos! 😄👍🏼
Please do subscribe for more travel inspiration and tips 😄👍🏼
What a beautiful bookstore!!! That French toast looked delicious!!! You're such a great host! Loved it
Thanks so much!! Glad you enjoyed it! Are you a Harry Potter fan too? 😍
I'm not, but my daughter is ;p
@@RadiantRealty Haha okay ;)
Awesome Video :-)
Thanks da
Oh wow, this is so interesting! I love it so much! and your voice is really cute :3
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Thanks Sophie! 😄 Are you also a Harry Potter fan? Which fact from the Harry Potter inspirations surprised you the most? 😄
Yes I am! although not a hardcore fan XD Surprising... hm... I found the library really cool! Hard to believe that there is a place like that in real life! :)
I'm Portguese and a HUGE Potterhead I never felt so attatch and so close to Harry Potter more than I am right now......J.K . Rowling's is a truly goddess!!!!!
Totally agree with you!!! I love Harry Potter as well ❤️ it was an important part of my childhood growing up.. will always love it 😀
Wow, i see that,but i don't care about any fabulastic unreal ideas that someone spitted out and wrote... it's just outdated, like the movies from Hollyweed... see and FORGET; nothing good comes out of that E V E R , but i know people stay on the path, until bigger and better things come up.
Cool!! Love HP but I had no idea that JK Rowling spent time in Porto. This city has been in my travel bucket list for aaages but I didn’t manage to go yet. Can’t wait!!
Yeah! It is such a fabulous city. Definitely should be on your bucketlist. Glad you liked the video!
her ex husband is portuguese
I'm from in Porto,Portugal and I love livraria Lello, sorry, I don't speak English, I have difficults 😶
No worries! Your English is great. :) Great that you are from Porto! Hope you are having a nice summer there!
Did you visit House of Minalima when you were in London? As a Potter fan that is a must!
Hey Sven! No haven't been to the House of Minalima but thanks for the suggestion. Will definitely do that when in London next! :D
@@TripleP You definitely shouldn't miss this place! It is from the graphic designers that did for example the Daily Prophet in the movies. Maybe I will make a coverage of Potter places in London in the (far) future and then I will cover this place. This was my last visit: svenywhere.com/house-minalima-harry-potter-popup-shop/
the Lello bookstore was about to close. with so many harry potter fan visitors, customers were unable to buy books. then the entrance is paid, but if you buy a book, you have a discount equal to the entrance price. so if you want to visit, buy a book and end up paying nothing.
the bookstore also has other things worth seeing. as very rare books, one of the first editions of "os lusíadas" the most important portuguese book, from 1600's and the first edition of the "mensagem" another extremely famous book in portugal. in fact, when it was on display, people came from all over the country just to see it. at least that's what they told me.
It is beautiful. I didn't know there is a university that wears cape!!! 😍
Yeah!!! Isn’t it cool? ❤️✈️🙌🏼
All the universities in portugal have those robes. its a very old costume
Ah okay thanks for letting me know Jeff :)
Well, not all of them. Primarily, it's Coimbra and Porto.
Portugal. Aiways the center of the world :)
Quando és local da terra do Harry Potter ahahahah
Great Job! Great video. And love the perfect way you say "Livraria". 👏👏👏
Thank you so much Carolina!
this and much more
Great kid, very informative. Learned alot. Sub for sure! 😁👍
Great vid***
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Awesome video! We’re such massive Harry Potter fans! Which house are you?
That's fantastic! Have you been to Porto before? Knew about these inspirations? As for the house, I love Gryffindor. Suits my personality more than the other houses. What about you? 😍
I'll give a quick rundown of what truly did inspire Rowling, even to a small degree, and what didn't.
True:
--The robes at universities
--António Salazar (Although part the Slytherin founder's name originates here, it is, I think, a bit of a stretch to say that he was primarily based on Portugal's Salazar. It's just that the guy is now seen as a bad dude--being a fascist dictator leads to that--and that his name has an appropriately sibilant kind of sinisterness to it.)
--Majestic Café (This is actually the correct syntax, though it does follow the English adjective + noun order. Also, while Rowling has mentioned writing here, the place has always been ridiculously expensive, so it's hard to believe that a humble English teacher, who would go on to live on public assistance when she returned to the UK, would have been a regular there.)
Not true:
--Well, obviously everything else. And that includes Livraria Lello, a place Rowling noted on Twitter that she had never visited.
My source for all this: JK Rowling herself.
I wanna go there! Visit and travel with you! I will plan to get a passport soon!💗✨😍
Yeah! Travel with me! Will be so fun 🧳 ✈️❤️🙏🏼
I used to teach and live in Porto from 2004 and 2007 . All the teachers living there hated it.
Oh really? That’s unfortunate! How come they hated it?
I'm Portuguese and hearing her pronounce every single place with a Spanish accent really made me cringe. People need to understand that Portuguese and Spanish are two different languages, we might have similarities but accent is not one of them. Portuguese and Spanish don't have a good history together so please don't ever mix Spanish and Portuguese because both ethnicities won't appreciate it
Hey Andréa,
Firstly thank you for your message. I will take it as constructive criticism and work to improve my accent depending on what I am presenting. It is true that yes I speak Spanish and not Portuguese
But at the same time I would like to point out that you did not mention anything except the language aspect. It would be nice if you could've also said something about the content, videography, effort, etc instead of only focussing on the one element you didn't appreciate. But thank you for your input and will look to improve in the future. :)
@@TripleP i did in fact really enjoy this video and i'm happy that you had a good time in my country, i just didn't state it because all the comments i saw where positive. Of course when it comes to the accent, I don't blame you in particular, most people make the mistake of mixing the two languages. By the way, did you know that if you buy a book at the Livraria Lello, you get your entrance price deduced from the price of the book itself. The library used to be free but many people came and didn't buy anything so the owners are doing this to get a bit of money from the visitors that come and don't buy anything :)
@@MissLollilol222 Thats great to hear :) Im glad you liked it. And dont worry I will improve my accent for sure. I am actually going to be in Lisbon and Lagos beginning April making more videos actually. Will of course be taking day trips to other places as well (Sintra, Coimbra, Ribeira do Cavalo Beach . . . Portimao, Albufeira, Pera). Very excited. Where in Portugal do you stay? And regarding the book at Livraria Lello, I did know about that, but unfortunately I didnt get as much as time as I would've wanted in the place to buy a book. But perhaps next time! :) Thanks though for sharing that tip. Very nice of you. Also if you do enjoy my content, would kindly ask you to subscribe to my channel. Trying to grow it. Much appreciated! :)
@@TripleP My hometown is called Tavira and it's very close to Faro. If you can go there, please go. It's a bit small but the center of the town is quite historical, and you can actually go to the beach on a boat since the beach we go to is place on a island. Oh and by the way, all university students in Portugal have to wear this uniform, but it's true that she probably got inspired by the Porto students since that's where she used to live :)
Oh wow Tavira! I did check it out on Google and looks beautiful. :) Will definitely try my best to head there! Thanks again for the tips and suggestions :)
Never been a HP fan but since i went to the HP world and my wife forced me to watch the movies, i'll admit they are decent. I had no clue it was this popular in Portugal as well, they did a good job!
Hey! Yeah it surprisingly is very famous in Porto especially since JK Rowling lived there. Which Harry Potter inspiration surprised you the most? 😄 Thanks for watching!
The castle- almost looked real in universal studios.
I liked the video but I just wanted to say that jk Rowling confirmed on a tweet that she had never went to livraria lello. That was a marketing strategy of the book shop to make money :(
Hey Maria! Yeah! Came as a big shock to me too when I found out. Oh well. 😆 Thanks again for watching and commenting! ❤️
JK Rowling can't keep denying...:)
Agreed! ☺️
Portugal é país lindíssimo
Si! Muy lindo 😍
@@TripleP that's Spanish. ;-;
@@barbarabaptista2735 Haha I know :) She wrote to my in Portuguese and I replied in Spanish (as I dont speak Portuguese). Sure she understands! Very similar languages.
Estavam a falar do porto, deixe o chauvinismo de lado... E Portugal é apenas um país como outro... Cada um tem as sua riquezas... O mundo é lindo...
@@brunoantonio161 Concordo totalmente que Portugal é um país maravilhoso. Estive em alguns lugares, incluindo Lisboa, Porto e Aveiro. Tem muito respeito pelo povo português, cultura e história.
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