December 2025

THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended.

Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa Justa lift, and an alternative to the Glória funicular;

Bairrobus 19B gives an alternative to the Lavra funicular;

Bairrobus 22B gives an alternative to the Bica funicular.

Also, the new funicular that takes you from Rua Lagares up to Graça has been suspended. You can get up to Graça either by tram 28, or if you don’t fancy the crush, by 734 or 10B minibus.


MUSEUM NEWS

The Tile Museum is closed for repair work until well into next year. Target date for reopening is June 2026.

TRAM 28 NEWS

The 28 is still turning back at Camões, with a substitute minibus running from there to Prazeres. The 25 is a good weekday alternative - catch it in Praça do Comércio or on the Rua da Prata, just south of Praça da Figueira. Hopefully the 28 will be back on its full route in the New Year.

BELÉM NEWS

Torre de Belém remains closed, and will be for some months yet.

CRAFT BEER NEWS

New outlet - Aguarela Bar and Kitchen, in Graça by the top of Rua Angelina Vidal. Review HERE.

NEW YEAR

Concerts and fireworks at several locations around the Greater Lisbon area, the best-known being in Praça do Comércio. Queuing for the beer stand can require more than a little patience. It can get crowded. If you see in the New Year there, make sure you have transport options to get back to hotels, Air BnBs or whatever.

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