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Getting Around

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Elevador San Justo

Elevador San Justo

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For pedestrians it is almost always worth while, unless you are having a day out of the city, to buy a ticket valid for the whole day. NB These are not 24 hour tickets but expire at 02.00 in the morning.

One of the best ways to get to know the city is by trying out some tramlines. Lisbon still has a few old cars running through its small streets as well as some new ones to Belem. They seem to belong to a lost era and are really popular amongst both tourists and locals. In particular, it is worth taking tram number 28 for its entire journey. A large bus system connects all main attractions, that are not reachable by trams. Using the subway is a lot faster, but the view is of course not that fascinating and the recent subway net does first of all lead to the suburbs: neither the airport nor the main train stations or Belem are connected with it. You should actually use the metro for the beautiful tile decorations in the stations by sights.

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Going South: Ferries + Trains

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Not only is it pleasant for visitors to use ferries for their own sake but, if you look at the traffic queues for the bridge in the rush period, you will realise that it's sometimes the quickest way!

North Bank FERRY Stations=Lisbon (ALL): Terreiro do Paco + Cais do Sodre + Belem

South Bank FERRY Stations: Montijo, Barreiro, Seixal + Cacilhas + Trafaria

Interestingly bike trips and beach escapes start with a ferry crossing to the southern bank!

The best TRAIN station to the south is probably Sete Rios.

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Elevadors

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Getting from the level of the Barrio in Lisbon up to the Bairro Alto would either involve a very steep climb or a long zigzag route if it were not for the elevadors. There are four in total but two are worth taking for their own sake:

The Elevador de Santa Justa is a large outdoor lift from the end of a road to a level about half way up - very picturesque.

The Elevador de Gloria is a funicular up from near Rocio station to the Bairro Alto. To the right at the top is a view point across the lower city and up to the Castelo on the other side - superb when more..

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Subway

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In portuguese we call it metro. You can find all information you'll need here (in english): http://www.metrolisboa.pt/Default.aspx?alias=www.metrolisboa.pt/eng

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