Lisbon trams, which can accommodate up to 50 people and appeared at the end of the 19th century, when they were harnessed by horses, still retain wooden floors and casement windows today.
The small yellow trams that emit a high-pitched screech and run through the hills of old Lisbon are a kind of tourist postcard of the Portuguese capital.
Because of the tourists who consider it a must-have experience to ride the Lisbon tram, it turns out that the locals suffer. They often have to stand in line for more than an hour at the stop of tram No. 28, which runs along the most popular route among foreigners in the center of Lisbon.
In a situation with an ever-growing influx of visitors from abroad, and almost 9 million people visited Portugal in 2023, discontent with excessive tourism is growing among Lisbonians.
Although the Lisbon transport company Carris has launched red trams specifically for tourists, they are less popular than public ones due to much higher fares. There are currently five lines in Lisbon served by historic trams.
The 5th anniversary International Tourism Forum "Travel!", held from June 10 to 15, 2025, at VDNKh in Moscow, concluded with record-breaking attendance and significant industry discussions
Ensuring comfortable and accessible travel routes was a central topic at a session held during the V International Tourism Forum "Travel!" The session, titled "Transport Arteries of Tourism: Infrastructure Development for Comfortable Travel," highlighted the critical need for significant investment in Russia's transport logistics to achieve a breakthrough in the country's tourism sector
Despite a cyclone bringing heavy rains, thunderstorms, hail, and squally winds since June 15, Sochi's emergency services report no major incidents caused by the severe weather
The resort is now offering free morning fitness classes on the shore of its mountain lake at the Rosa Beach area, located 560 meters above sea level. These invigorating sessions run every week from Thursday to Sunday, led by qualified instructors
Sochi is set to expand its conservation efforts with the creation of four new specially protected natural areas. This initiative builds on significant greening efforts already underway in the city
Russia has significantly updated its environmental protection, land use, forestry, and biodiversity regulations. Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, hundreds of outdated and redundant legal acts are set to be revoked or revised by September 1, 2025, as part of President Vladimir Putin's "regulatory guillotine" initiative
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