Our Portuguese courses in Porto

Our Portuguese courses in Porto provide an extraordinary cultural and linguistic experience.

Our partner school is ideally located in the historic city centre of downtown Porto (“Baixa”) offering you the perfect base to explore this beautiful city.

The school has:

• 7 comfortable, air-conditioned classrooms each with natural light and double glazing,
• a computer room with computers for student access,
• a café/bar area for students to socialise and take a break between lessons,
• a small library for students’ use,
• a car-park,
• bus and metro stops nearby.

Welcome to Porto – named the “Cidade Invicta” (the Unconquered City)

Cidade Invicta reflects the city’s history of resilience and its ability to withstand various invasions and conflicts, particularly during the Portuguese Civil War. It’s one of the oldest cities in Europe and has been proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.

It is the second largest city in Portugal with a large metropolitan area extending to the Atlantic Ocean coastline.

Porto is a marvellous city to explore with many historical monuments and places of interest such as the Museum of Contemporary Art. It is a rather hilly city and fairly small in size. So most of the main landmarks and sights are within walking distance. But the metro’s network is very good and it can take you to almost any major points of interest including the airport for a few euro.

Porto has charm, character and old traditions

You will enjoy its pretty old town, old fashioned street cafés, the markets, the restaurants, the beachside cafés, the Douro River riverside, parks and gardens.

If you love surfing, then go for the Portuguese + Surf experience – you won’t regret it!

And if you’re a book lover, you will adore spending time at the famous Livraria Lello, which is one of the most visited bookshops in the world. This is a must see book store located in a beautiful building with mixed architectural styles including Neo-Gothic, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco elements.

If you feel like exploring other interesting areas outside Porto, we suggest a day trip to Foz, Braga, Guimarães, Douro Valley, and Aveiro (the Venice of Portugal).

Our partner school proudly holds the “DGERT Certification” Quality Assurance Certification from the Portuguese Government.

It consists of a set of requirements and duties that define the quality of a training entity’s service provision. Achieving certification signifies external recognition of the quality of the entity’s training services, granted by an impartial organisation. This recognition entails a series of responsibilities and obligations toward trainees, trainers, clients, and other involved parties.