The Ascensor do Lavra and Jardim do Torel

The Jardim do Torel is set high on a hill in the neighborhood of Santo António, and the easiest way to reach it is with the Ascensor do Lavra. Once at the top, the garden and the surrounding neighborhood provide plenty of sights for an entertaining day out.

Of the three funiculars still active in Lisbon, the Ascensor do Lavra is the oldest, dating from 1884. And because of its location just north of the regular tourism circuit, it’s also the only one without a steady line of foreigners waiti...