If you like photography, I'm sure you'll like them too. the trams. I have met photographers who share this hobby, since trams are a means of transportation that give cities great charm, and their color makes them more photogenic.
And even more so if it is historic trams how are those of Lisbon. The truth is that you cannot imagine the capital of Portugal without its trams, which as happens with other cities, such as San Francisco, have become a major tourist attraction.
In the case of Lisbon In front of the Californian city, the trams maintain their function as urban transport, and there are numerous lines that run through its streets, either with the traditional yellow trams or with other more modern models.
Si you travel to Lisbon and you don't get on a traditional tram, your visit will be lame. I am going to indicate two tram lines that you will surely find interesting and useful to take during your trip. Lisbon sightseeing tour.
The most popular among tourists is, without a doubt, the tram 28, which takes a tour of both the most traditional neighborhoods of Lisbon, as well as the most cosmopolitan area, the Baixa.
If you are walking through the latter, you can take the tram that comes from the Barrio Alto y Chiado and also to climb to the Castle of San Jorge.
El tram 28 will go up the Alfama neighborhood, passing in front of the Sé Cathedral, and you can get off on the Santa Lucia viewpoint, and then walk up to the famous Lisbon fortification.
Another tram line that will also be useful during your visit will be the 15, which will take you to Belem, to visit the Monastery of los jeronimos and Belém Tower.
The modern tram 15 you will take it in the Commerce Square, and in this case, on modern trams, it will take you almost half an hour to get to Belem.
Another option for riding the tram is to use one of the lifts that link the lower area of Lisbon with its upper neighborhoods.
Specifically, from the central Restaurateurs Square you can use the so-called Santa Gloria Elevator for go up to the Barrio Alto.
It is a funicular, with two vehicles that go up and down simultaneously, and have the body of a traditional tram.
An exponent of the traditional Lisbon trams, is that the city's own transportation company, Carris, among its services tourist buses yellow bus includes a traditional tram tour, which runs through Chiado and the Bairro Alto, with a duration of one hour and 20 minutes.
Of course, be careful because, as is usual in all big cities, the pickpockets They take advantage of the crowds of tourists to do their “work”, and it is on the popular trams where, between squeezes, they will take the opportunity to rob you if you are careless.
They warn you about this through signs that you can see on the trams themselves.
El ticket price to use the tram in Lisbon is 2,85 euros, if you buy it in the vehicle itself (in the case of the Santa Gloria Elevator, 5 euros for two trips).
What will surely be worth it is buy the one-day multi-transport card, which you can do at kiosks and subway stations.
It costs you 5 euros and you can use it throughout the entire network. Lisbon transport (buses, trams, subways, elevators).
Likewise, if you buy the tourist card Lisbon Card, you also have included your trips on trams and elevators like the one in Santa Gloria.
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