| I often hear cries of Um Lugar Chamado - Notting Hill | | | | But there is also some other side of this touristy |
| - or "A place called Notting Hill" when I ask | | | | area. Notting Hill is a home to Portobello Antiques |
| Portuguese people where their favourite holiday | | | | Market, one of the most notable markets in the |
| destination would be. | | | | globe which is globally accepted for its second-hand |
| If you ask a London visitor what is NottingHill, you will | | | | and antique sections. Its history and culture span |
| most likely get an answer of it being a stylish area | | | | around 300 years of existence and Portobello area |
| where the noted flick Notting Hill with Hugh Grant and | | | | was originally a farm. Since then this unequaled area |
| Julia Roberts was filmed. It is rather an accurate | | | | started to develop into a street market with new |
| description, in fact, but one might think that London | | | | houses being built adjacent to the healthy number of |
| in the eyes of a outsider has become stereotypical | | | | stores and public houses. |
| and it is not easy to sell something that has already | | | | Portobello Market is a real bonanza for jewelry, |
| been sold. | | | | accessories, hand made goods, old-fashioned furniture |
| The NottingHill area is actually anything and | | | | and different decoration details. You could also find |
| everything you desire. It is as swish as it is bohemian, | | | | new merchandises mixed with antiques, so be careful |
| depends where you head and what you are hunting | | | | when you get something. |
| for. You might truly bump into such celebrities as | | | | This renowned road in Notting Hill is also great for |
| supermodels Elle Macpherson and Claudia Schiffer, | | | | used purchases. Those who are fervid about |
| motion picture director Richard Curtis or Robbie | | | | collecting things could find Portobello Road a ideal |
| Williams who own their abode in Notting Hill. | | | | place to buy something to add to their collection. |