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                <title>How to get a seat on the 28 tram</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The 28 tram is THE iconic method of transport in Lisbon and a great way to see some of the major sights of this gorgeous city: the Se, Castelo de Sao Jorge, the Baixa and more. <br><br>However, it can get really crowded with tourists during the summer months and around the middle of the day. Many visitors often appear not to realise that this is not a tourist tram specifically for them but an integral part of the city's transport system used by many old grannies and locals with little children etc.<br><br>A tip for getting a seat is to take the green metro line (LInha Caravela) from Baixa-Chiado or Rossio to the Martim Moniz stop.  From here you can jump on board the 28 tram at the start and be assured of a seat - and a fantastic view, unless there's a giant bottom in your face - all the way through town to the terminus at the other end by the Cemiterio dos Prazeres. <br><br>Be sure to give up your seat for a grannie, though!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Gocar Tours Lisbon</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Gocar is a whole new way to explore and discover a city. It is a GPS guided tour that once you step on the Gocar will start telling you all about Lisbon but in a funny way. The car tells jokes, teaches you to speak Portuguese and even tells you all about the main sights of Lisbon. As a Portuguese, I tried and had a lot of fun.]]></description>
                
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                <title>San Vicente de Fora</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Beautiful church with interesting cloisters and azulejos. The views from the rooftop balcony are also amazing.]]></description>
                
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                <title>City tours</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Carris (main transport operator in Lisbon) offers city tours on open-top buses. €14 each hop on/hop off (every 40 min) tour valid for 24 hours so you can start any time of day/evening and valid for other forms of transport too on day of purchase. They do a circuit of a route marked by set stops and give a commentary of points of interest via headsets.<br>Other tours including trams are not on/off but 1-2 hours in duration. €17<br>Most city bus/tram tours including Aerobus (airport to city) for 48 hours costs 30€.<br>Save a lot of time and money and buy at the aairport (at the post office) as many passes are not on buses and only at metro stations.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The 28 tram</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Ride the 28 tram, which lurches and clangs its way though narrow winding streets. A cheap way of getting your bearings, but can be crowded.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Trams</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[If you only have a short time in Lisbon, definitely take a trip on one of the trams - you get to see a lot more and can decide where you would like to visit further.<br><br>Old ones run in the old town of the seven hills, and new run alongside the river.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Belem</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[There are three fantastic sights in this area - Torre de Belem, Monument to the Discoveries and for me the best was Mosteiro dos Jeronimos.<br><br>Get the 15 tram from Praca de Figueira and get off after Mosteiro dos Jeronimos. You need to walk up aways and take the footbridge over the road to get to the Torre de Belem, and the Monument to the Discoveries.]]></description>
                
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