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As you board, pay the driver (€3) or swipe your Viva Viagem card (much cheaper), take a
seat, and watch the pensioners as they lurch by. Buses and trolleys usually share the same
stops and routes. Signs for bus stops list the bus number, while signs for trolley stops
include an E (for
eléctrico
) before or after the route number. Remember that most pick-
pocketing in Lisbon takes place on trolleys, so enjoy the ride, but keep an eye on your
belongings.
Trolley #28E
is a Rice-A-Roni-style Lisbon joyride. Trolley stops from west to east
include Estrela (the 18th-century, late Baroque Estrela Basilica and Estrela Park—cozy
neighborhood scene with pondside café and a “garden library kiosk”); the top of the El-
evador da Bica funicular (which drops steeply through a rough-and-tumble neighborhood
to the riverfront); Chiado's main square (the café and “Latin Quarter”); Baixa (on Rua
da Conceição between Augusta and Prata); the cathedral (Sé); Miradouro de Largo das
Portas do Sol (the Alfama viewpoint); Campo de Santa Clara (flea market on Tue and
Sat); and the pleasant and untouristy Graça district (with another excellent viewpoint).
Trolley #15E,
while not usually vintage or pickpocket-free, whisks you efficiently to
Belém from Praça da Figueira or Praça do Comércio.
Trolley #12E (Circular Tour):
For a colorful, 20-minute loop around the castle and
the Alfama, catch this trolley on Praça da Figueira (departs every few minutes from the
stop at corner of square closest to castle). The driver can tell you when to get out for the
