Events & Calendar
Upcoming Events
Coffee & Conversation
Join our get-together for a great opportunity to meet international newcomers in the Algarve. Our Coffee and Conversation meet-ups happen almost every week and at different venues.
Wednesday at 10:30 am
02.04
Tribulum, Almancil
09.04
Café 8100,
Loulé
16.04
BJ’s Oceanside, Quarteira
23.04
Reis do Pāo,
Loulé
30.04
Bica Velha, Loulé
Price: 1st meeting is for free.
Follow-up meetings: €5- per person.
Participation is only possible after registering!
Eat n' Meet lunch
Registration is open for our monthly lunch. Join us for sharing the joy of eating good food and meeting other internationals in the Algarve.
Date Sunday, May 4 at 12:30.
Venue: Asian Fusion cuisine Restaurant Bamboo, Almancil.
Costs: €30- per person.
We welcome non-members for an extra €5-.
Click on the link below to register and receive an email with the menu.
Spring Art and Wine
We’re happy to announce a collaboration between Art-Link and the Expat Centre Portugal. Across two venues we will present pop-up exhibitions showcasing a varied range of artistic styles that include: Intuitive abstraction, photo-realistic paintings, digital compositions, ceramics, and re-cycled woodcraft.
Venue 1: Prime Wine
An intimate and exclusive pop-up, presenting a unique selection of art and international wine.
Wine tasting will be available for a small fee, refunded against wine purchases.
** Presenting a range of paintings from ARTLINK principal artists: Katrina Rose - Bob Tidy - Paulo Araújo
Date: April 3 - 4, from 13.00 - 18.00, Loulé
Venue 2: Vale do Lobo Spring Market
ARTLINK’s principal artists will be available during the two-day event to meet and talk one-on-one about their techniques and motivations. As well as exhibiting samples of original artwork.
They will also present a range of high-quality limited edition prints, and complete digital portfolios will be on hand. Kindly mention Expat Centre Portugal when you visit.
Date: 18 -19 April, Almancil
Venue 3: Quinta da Tor Winery
The pop-up will include an inside and outdoor display with the featured and special guest artists. Wine tasting will be available at the wineries' standard rates.
** Presenting a range of paintings from :
Katrina Rose - Bob Tidy - Paulo Araújo - Ana Abreu - Carlos Ferreira. With special guests: Luisa Pereira da Fonseca Lisbon - Ceramics by Kamila Szostek Poland.
Date: May 23 - 25, from 11.00 - 18.00, Tor
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if you can't make it on these dates and want a private visit.
Learn Portuguese
Language courses, online or at the school in Quarteira are practical and fun.
Courses in February starting on the 4th and the 3rd.
* Tuesdays and Thursdays Afternoon February 4th to June 25th.
* Mondays and Wednesdays Morning February 3rd to June 25th.
Individual classes can start anytime, these can be in person or online.
Become a thriving international
Are you an international living abroad? A new country often brings about new challenges; learning a new language, adapting to a new culture and finding your way, while having your safety-net in another country, can be challenging.
Coaching is for internationals, who seek guidance with:
✔︎ Identifying and achieving their goals
✔︎ Finding their purpose
✔︎ Coping with anxiety, loneliness or homesickness, caused by relocation
✔︎ Coping with the physical & emotional distance between where you currently live and the other place you call "home".
Coaching by Life Coach Ria van Doorn.
Let's tee-off together
Members of the Expat Centre Portugal play golf on a regular basis, discovering one golf venue at a time.
Date: Monday, April 14th
Venue Benamor
Benamor is offering us 3 foursome tee-times, beginning at 10:40 am. The greens fee is 61 Euro, power carts are available for 35 euros for each twosome, and hand carts are available for 7 Euros.
Players who are members of the Expat Centre Portugal Group are exempt from any additional fee. Non-members will be charged a 5 Euro fee to participate. If you would like to be included for the April 14th date, please get back to us as soon as you can, as space is limited, and spots will go quickly.
We are also seeking the help of any golfers who would be interested in hosting an outing. We have many dates available, beginning on March 3rd through May 30th, focusing on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday of every week in between. Our goal is to get 3 foursomes together for play.