Located in Largo do Chafariz de Dentro, in the heart of the Alfama neighborhood, the Fado Museum is dedicated to Fado Music and the Portuguese Guitar. Saudade school took the students on a guided tour in Portuguese, covering the origins …
One of our students’ favourite and most eagerly awaited visits toke place again! The visit began with the painting of a tile, where each student painted their own tile using the traditional majolica technique, which was explained and guided by …
At Saudade, we believe that learning a language is inseparable from experiencing its culture.That’s why we bring Portuguese history, traditions, and stories into the heart of our lessons, building bridges between our students’ roots and their new home. Last week, …
We had the pleasure of taking its students to the Palácio Pimenta, a former summer palace with 18th century manor house architecture, which currently has two exhibitions that invite us to travel back in time. The temporary exhibition ‘Lisbon in …
With our amazing guide leading the way, we explored some of the most important pieces of Portuguese history. One of the highlights was Portugal’s oldest known artwork—a stunning gold cross from the 12th century, dating back to the reign of …
📸 On the 31st of July, our students participated in a tile painting workshop and a peddy paper activity at the museum! 🎨 We started the visit with a practical workshop where everyone had the opportunity to paint their own …
This time we took the Saudade students to visit the Electricity Factory. Central Tejo was a thermoelectric power station that supplied the Lisbon region with electricity in the 20th century. We began by appreciating the building’s impressive architecture, an iron …
On the 26th of April, we visited the Torreão Nascente of the Cordoaria Nacional to see the ‘Factum’ exhibition. With more than 170 carefully selected photographs by Eduardo Gageiro, one of Portugal’s most notable photographers who has followed events, lifestyles, …
On the 2nd of April, our Saudade students took part in a unique experience by visiting the Maria Lamas photographic exhibition. This remarkable woman, journalist, writer, educator, researcher, translator, and photographer was a tireless defender of human and civil rights …
Located in Largo do Chafariz de Dentro, in the heart of the Alfama neighborhood, the Fado Museum is dedicated to Fado Music and the Portuguese Guitar. Our guided tour offered us a deep dive into the emotions and connections inherent …