The new phase of the system called Gira - Bicicletas de Lisboa, is to begin with 10 stations in Parque das Nações, with 100 bikes that will gradually expand to the other stations until there are 140 of them and 1,410 bikes, the company said in a communiqué.

The bikes are all associated with a mobile App ‘Lisboa Bike Sharing’, where people can use the system to help them get around the capital and find the stations and the bikes.

The system has two services for locals costing €25 a year or €15 a month, buit visitors can also use it for €10 a day.