Bike ride

Lisbon is not known as one of the most bicycle-friendly cities like Amsterdam. In fact a couple of years ago a lot of people would laugh at you if you said you were going for a bicycle ride or used your bicycle as a means of transportation in Lisbon. You see, Lisbon is known as the City of the Seven Hills. But, as a lot of things in Lisbon, these feelings are changing. Lisbon now has aBicycle Film Festival, a free bicycle newspaper, a bookstore with a special section for bicycle travelers, bike buddys, bicycle critical mass and a lot of blogs telling us how easy, eco-friendly, joyful and cool bicycling is. And believe me, its all true.

But if you're not ready to use one everyday or if you're in Lisbon just for a few days why not just try it for a ride to the beach? That's what I did the other day and would like to share with you. A bicycle ride to Costa da Caparica, easy peasy! You just have to cycle to Belém (cycle route), catch the ferry to Trafaria (free transportation of bicycles) and from there cycle to the beach (5 Km to Costa da Caparica on a cycle route). A beautiful sunset awaits you and the view of Lisbon from the other side of the river is something you will never forget.