Santa Justa Elevator (Elevador de Santa Justa) Lisbon

M-am indragostit de Lisabona inca din prima zi. M-au fascinat strazile ei inguste, cu pantele abrupte, placile de ceramica de pe case si agitatia din centru. Cladirile au o arhitectura deosebita, iar cladirile vechi cu cele noi se imbina perfect. Este de ajuns sa bei o cafea la una din terasele din centru si te vei indragosti pe loc de acest oras …

When we got to Lisbon, we checked into our hostel and took a nap before we really started our day. We started by having a wonderful seafood lunch on the water! Then we explored the city. We walked through the streets until we got to a few scenic viewpoints and churches. One of my favorite sites was St. George's Castle. We walked through and saw the …

From our Cruise Log

Friday, April 5, 2013 - Lisbon, Portugal
10:27 Pilot Embarked
11:46 Safely Docked
23:00 Vessel Undocked

Lisbon, Portugal According to legend, Ulysses himself established Lisbon. Scholars and less romantically inclined observers argue that Phoenicians sailors were probably the first settlers – …

The travel day from Rome to Lisbon was a bit hectic. Our hotel offered a shuttle service to the airport, it wasn't free but was much cheaper than a cab would have been. The shuttle dropped us off at terminal 3, and we had no idea where to go. After walking around for a few minutes we found an information desk...we had to go to terminal 1. Luckily, …

When we got to Lisbon, we checked into our hostel and took a nap before we really started our day. We started by having a wonderful seafood lunch on the water! Then we explored the city. We walked through the streets until we got to a few scenic viewpoints and churches. One of my favorite sites was St. George's Castle. We walked through and saw the …

After spending a few days in Lisbon, I've noticed significant differences in the locals' mindset and behavior compared to people in the United States and any of the other places I have visited. Ever since the first taxi ride, it's been clear that there is a much more pessimistic view to the world and the future than in the United States. During the …

We took yet again another over night train into Lisbon. This one was a littler more bearable because we knew what to except this time and the seats/ accomadations were much nicer. However it's impossible to get a good nights sleep on any moving transportation without a bed so when we got to Lisbon, we checked into our hostel and took a nap before …

Lisbon surprises us somewhat. It is not the bright and prosperous capital city we expected and we find it quite run down in places and lacking many old buildings and attractions. Perhaps this is in part due to the tragic earth quake in 1755, where 15000 people died in Lisbon and much of the city was laid to ruin.
We start a long day of …

We departed from Madrid at about 06:30. We arrived in Lisbon at about 12:00 Madrid time, 11:00 Lisbon time. It was a very easy drive. We all found it odd that it seemed to be so much greener once we crossed the border into Portugal.

As we entered Portugal we found ourselves on a toll road. There was very little traffic on the road. As we …

A 48 Hour Birthday: Lisbon Exposed By Matthew Allan Marcus aka The Traveling Bum Introduction Ever since I was a little boy, I wanted to travel the world. My goal was to step foot in every country. An article in Lonely Planet actually describes a person who is obsessed with collecting passport stamps, the technical term...a frankophile. If such a …

... thrown in as life rafts! Once again Tonya sought out the highest point in the city. Thankfully this was the Santa Justa Elevator and didn´t involve climbing hundreds of steps. However we got our cardio workout climbing up to the Castelo de Sao ...

... ;13 of the card, which after today would no longer be valid.  terrible. The other venue I went to was the Santa Justa Elevator, built at the turn of the century...it's a 145 elevator to...well, an observation deck and cafe actually.  ...

... sightseeing package which included two open top bus tours, a tram ride through the neighbourhoods and entry fee up the local Santa Justa elevator, designed by an apprentice of Gustave Eiffel. As the day was getting later, we took the local tram ride ...

... the area of downtown Madrid with its wide expansive squares featuring statues, towers, and neoclassical buildings. We then walked to the Santa Justa Elevator, literally an elevator that you ride up in order to have magnificent views of the downtown area ...

... something. There was a 'cultural point of interest' close to the hostel so I thought I would check it out. It's called the Santa Justa Elevator and it was built in the late 1800's to aid human traffic flow amongst all the hills. So basically it was an ...

... is divided into six main tourist districts with Baixa or old town at its heart, Barrio Alto with the Elevador de Santa Justa designed by Eiffel:  Belem where Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, and Discoverers Monument are located; Bairro Alta, the ...

... and they have a tram system.  There is also Funiculars that takes people up the side of the hill and a large elevator Santa Justa Elevator that does the same but in a vertical direction. I have added some photos of the various buildings.  They ...

... . My favourite areas to explore at night was Bairro Alto and Chiado as there were lots of nice restaurants and bars. The Santa Justa elevator is located near Rossio square (which is the central point of the city) and during the day it just looks ...

... weaved through the streets of Lisbon down to the main part of the city. We did some shopping and went up the Santa Justa Elevator for, yes, another sunset. The elevator is actually a national monument. It looked completely out of place in comparison to ...

... ; We gladly paid the 54 Euros and moved on. We walked south out of the plaza.  We immediately saw the Santa Justa Elevator, our destination.  The elevator was built in 1902 by an apprentice of Gustave Eiffel.  I estimate the top platform ...