The cable car
It runs above the grounds and saves a lot of walking — useful with children or in the heat.
Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal — CC BY 2.0
Usually not if you are without children. Lisbon is rich in historic sights and museums, and the zoo consumes at least half a day. With children on a longer stay the calculation changes entirely.
By metro directly to a station at the site, the easiest and fastest way from the centre. Buses and local trains also stop nearby. You do not need a car.
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Lisbon's zoo, among the oldest in Europe, dating to 1884, on a large site north-west of the city centre. The grounds are big and need at least half a day. Alongside the usual sections there is a cable car running above the site, which gives an overhead view and saves a great deal of walking, useful particularly with small children or in the heat. This is a family destination first. For a visitor with three days in Lisbon, Belém, the Alfama, the castle and the museums clearly come first; but for a family staying a week, or travelling with children who need a day that is not walking between churches, it is a logical choice. The site is served by its own metro station, which makes it among the easiest destinations to reach in the city despite its distance from the historic centre.
It runs above the grounds and saves a lot of walking — useful with children or in the heat.
The logical choice for children who need a day that is not walking between churches.
On three days in Lisbon, Belém, the Alfama, the castle and the museums clearly come first.
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