One of the essential visits trust your tourist trip to Lisbon, riding a Portugal, and one of the most curious corners is, without a doubt, the Santa Justa Elevator.
If for the first time you are going to visit Lisbon, you will see that the center of the city is framed between two hills, on one of which the castle sits.
For this reason, throughout history systems have been installed to quickly climb to the highest areas of the city, specifically, to Chiado and Barrio Alto.
One is the historic funicular which has a tram configuration (Labra Elevator), but you can also upload using the aforementioned Santa Justa Elevator.
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Curiosities history Elevador de Santa Justa
Also know as Carmo ElevatorWell, this elevator takes you up to the Carmo square, when you use it you will see that it has really become a tourist attraction.
El Santa Justa Elevator It was built in 1902 by the Portuguese engineer of French origin Raoul Mesnier.
When you are in front of the elevator, you will see the clear influence that the engineer had on its design and the materials used. Eiffel, because it will surely remind you to some extent of the famous Parisian tower, which was built a few years before.
La structure of the Santa Justa Elevator is metallic, and has a height of 45 meters, and its importance is such that since 2001 it has been considered a National Monument.
It is currently managed by the Lisbon public transport company, and is considered just another means of transport.
How to ride the Santa Justa Elevator
Anytime go up in the elevator, you will surely find a line of tourists, and you will have to wait to ride one of its two wooden elevators.
The ticket must be purchased directly from the conductor who goes to each of the elevators.
Once you have gone up in the aforementioned elevator, you can leave directly from the metal structure of Holy Fair to the Carmo square.
But the real attraction lies in climbing to the upper platform via a narrow helical staircase.
This platform is, in reality, a gazebo from the one you have excellent panoramic views of the Castle of St. George and the Baixa neighborhood, both towards the Plaza de Comercio and towards the Rossio and Restauradores squares.
Due to the situation of Santa Justa Elevator In the western area of Baixa, it is advisable that you go up in the afternoon, as you will be able to enjoy the best views at sunset.
Santa Justa Elevator Schedule
The Lisbon Santa Justa Elevator service schedules They are under normal conditions, from May to October, from 9 a.m. to 23 p.m., and from November to April, from 9 a.m. to 21 p.m. (during the pandemic period, the service is suspended).
Santa Justa Elevator ticket prices
El Santa Justa Elevator ticket price It is 5,30 euros, and includes the ascent and descent, as well as going up to the viewing platform.
This high price is undoubtedly explained by the fact that it is considered more of a tourist attraction than a means of transportation.
In any case, if you have the 24 hour transportation card, or the tourist card Lisboa Card, you can access the elevator for free.
Photos panoramic views of Lisbon from Santa Justa Elevator
Here you have more photos of panoramic views of Lisbon from the Santa Justa Elevator.
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