Neighbourhood of Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon Baixa
The Baixa ("Downtown"), also known as the Baixa Pombalina, is a neighbourhood in the historic centre of Lisbon, Portugal.
It consists of the grid of streets north of the Praça do Comércio, roughly between the Cais do Sodré and the Alfama district beneath the Lisbon Castle, and extends northwards towards the Rossio and Figueira squares and the Avenida da Liberdade, a tree-lined boulevard noted for its tailoring shops and cafes.
How locals move
Getting around Lisbon Baixa the local way
- Get inThat said, regular shuttle ferry traffic is limited to joining the banks of the Tagus river, i.e.
- Get inthere are no ferries to Lisbon other than the small ones from neighbouring municipalities.
- Get aroundIt consists of a bus and tram network operated by Carris, the separately-run Lisbon Metro underground rail, as well as commuter trains and ferries which connect Lisbon to its neighbouring suburbs.
- Get aroundMost public transport in Lisbon uses an integrated ticketing system, allowing the same smartcard to be used across metro, buses, trams, suburban trains and many ferries.
- Get aroundIt's valid on the metro, trams (electricos), urban trains, most buses and ferries.
- Get aroundA pass for €11 also includes the suburban rail service to Ajambuda, Estoril, Sintra, and Sado, while a pass for €10 includes the ferry service from Cais do Sodré to Cacilhas.
- Get aroundThe TransTejo (TT) ferries can make you buy yet another Viva card with white stripe in the bottom.
- Get around{{go | name Glória Funicular | url | address 38.71615 | long Bairro Alto | phone | hours | wikipedia Gloria Funicular (14025314679).jpg | wikidata=Q99636 | lastedit=2017-04-30 | content=Inaugurated on 24 October 1885, this funicular was the second to be placed in Lisbon.
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