Language course Portuguese in Faro

CIAL Centro de Línguas

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Learn Portuguese in Faro at our partner school, CIAL. Offering high quality Portuguese language teaching for over 30 years, CIAL combines flexibility, competence and friendliness. The school is situated in the heart of the city close to the marktet and makes an ideal base for your Portuguese course in Faro.

Important featues of our partner Portuguese school in Faro:

School accredited by IALC
5 fully equipped classrooms with audiovisual resourses
Mix of nationalities
Intensive courses start every Monday, with specific start dates for beginners and open start dates for other levels
Computer room with free internet access
Free WIFI
Garden / Patio to relax during the breaks
Language laboratory
Kitchen with a coffee/water station for the students
Minimum age: 18 years

Social Programme

CIAL organises a selection of extra-curricular activities to enjoy alongside your Portuguese course, these include:

Tours of Faro, its museums and monuments
Outings to sporting events
Excursions to regional places of interest

Alternatively many students enjoy exploring Faro alone or with a group of fellow Portuguese students. There is so much to see and do here, the problem is being able to fit it all in!

Intensive

The intensive course in Faro involves 15 lessons per week (minimum course length 1 week). Personal attention is guaranteed as the classes do not have more than 8 students.

You can also choose to do an intensive course of 25 lessons which consists of 3 lessons of general Portuguese tuition combined with two workshops in the afternoon per day. The workshops focus on specific topics like vocabulary, conversation, presentation, etc.

Minimum age is 18 years.

Prices 2023

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Prices in €/EUR £/GBP $/USD

Max. 8/8 per class

Number of lessons per week:

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	5 weeks	6 weeks	7 weeks	8 weeks	9 weeks	10 weeks	11 weeks	12 weeks	13 weeks	14 weeks	15 weeks	16 weeks	17 weeks	18 weeks	19 weeks	20 weeks	21 weeks	22 weeks	23 weeks	24 weeks	25 weeks	26 weeks	27 weeks	28 weeks	29 weeks	30 weeks	31 weeks	32 weeks	33 weeks	34 weeks	35 weeks	36 weeks
Intensive without accommodation	299	598	897	1040	1300	1560	1820	2080	2340	2600	2860	2652	2873	3094	3315	3536	3757	3978	4199	4420	4641	4862	5083	4800	5000	5200	5400	5600	5800	6000	6200	6400	6600	6800	7000	7200
Intensive with host family, single room , bed & breakfast	469	938	1407	1720	2150	2580	3010	3440	3870	4300	4730	4692	5083	5474	5865	6256	6647	7038	7429	7820	8211	8602	8993	8880	9250	9620	9990	10360	10730	11100	11470	11840	12210	12580	12950	13320
Intensive with shared apartment, double room , no meals	494	948	1402	1700	2115	2530	2945	3360	3775	4190	4605	4552	4928	5304	5680	6056	6432	6808	7184	7560	7936	8312	8688	8560	8915	9270	9625	9980	10335	10690	11045	11400	11755	12110	12465	12820
Intensive with shared apartment, single room , no meals	524	1008	1492	1820	2265	2710	3155	3600	4045	4490	4935	4912	5318	5724	6130	6536	6942	7348	7754	8160	8566	8972	9378	9280	9665	10050	10435	10820	11205	11590	11975	12360	12745	13130	13515	13900

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	5 weeks	6 weeks	7 weeks	8 weeks	9 weeks	10 weeks	11 weeks	12 weeks	13 weeks	14 weeks	15 weeks	16 weeks	17 weeks	18 weeks	19 weeks	20 weeks	21 weeks	22 weeks	23 weeks	24 weeks	32 weeks	36 weeks
Intensive without accommodation	499	998	1497	1732	2165	2598	3031	3464	3897	4330	4763	4416	4784	5152	5520	5888	6256	6624	6992	7360	7728	8096	8464	8088	10784	12132
Intensive with host family, single room , bed & breakfast	669	1338	2007	2412	3015	3618	4221	4824	5427	6030	6633	6456	6994	7532	8070	8608	9146	9684	10222	10760	11298	11836	12374	12168	16224	18252
Intensive with shared apartment, double room , no meals	694	1348	2002	2392	2980	3568	4156	4744	5332	5920	6508	6316	6839	7362	7885	8408	8931	9454	9977	10500	11023	11546	12069	11848	15784	17752
Intensive with shared apartment, single room , no meals	724	1408	2092	2512	3130	3748	4366	4984	5602	6220	6838	6676	7229	7782	8335	8888	9441	9994	10547	11100	11653	12206	12759	12568	16744	18832

Starting dates:	beginner : 02/01, 09/01, 23/01, 06/02, 20/02, 06/03, 20/03, 03/04, 17/04, 01/05, 15/05, 29/05, 12/06, 26/06, 10/07, 24/07, 07/08, 21/08, 04/09, 18/09, 02/10, 16/10, 30/10, 13/11, 27/11, 11/12 from beginner : 02/01, 09/01, 16/01, 23/01, 30/01, 06/02, 13/02, 20/02, 27/02, 06/03, 13/03, 20/03, 27/03, 03/04, 10/04, 17/04, 24/04, 01/05, 08/05, 15/05, 22/05, 29/05, 05/06, 12/06, 19/06, 26/06, 03/07, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 07/08, 14/08, 21/08, 28/08, 04/09, 11/09, 18/09, 25/09, 02/10, 09/10, 16/10, 23/10, 30/10, 06/11, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 04/12, 11/12
Note:	1 lesson = 50 minutes
Info host family:	A double room can only be booked by 2 people travelling together.

Transfer:	Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

Transfer:

Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

All prices include: administration fees course and accommodation as stated teaching materials certificate of attendance internet access at school In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

All prices include:

administration fees
course and accommodation as stated
teaching materials
certificate of attendance
internet access at school

In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

Combined

The combined Portuguese course in Faro is an intensive one (15 lessons group course) combined with 5 or 10 individual lessons with a private teacher. These extra classes are adapted to suit the student’s needs and knowledge level, and they can study something of interest or something that they are struggling with.

Prices 2023

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Prices in €/EUR £/GBP $/USD

Max. 8/1 per class

Number of lessons per week:

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	5 weeks	6 weeks	7 weeks	8 weeks
Intensive + One-to-One without accommodation	494	988	1482	1820	2275	2730	3185	3640
Intensive + One-to-One with host family, single room , bed & breakfast	664	1328	1992	2500	3125	3750	4375	5000
Intensive + One-to-One with shared apartment, double room , no meals	689	1338	1987	2480	3090	3700	4310	4920
Intensive + One-to-One with shared apartment, single room , no meals	719	1398	2077	2600	3240	3880	4520	5160

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	5 weeks	6 weeks	7 weeks	8 weeks
Intensive + One-to-One without accommodation	689	1378	2067	2756	3445	4134	4550	5200
Intensive + One-to-One with host family, single room , bed & breakfast	859	1718	2577	3436	4295	5154	5740	6560
Intensive + One-to-One with shared apartment, double room , no meals	884	1728	2572	3416	4260	5104	5675	6480
Intensive + One-to-One with shared apartment, single room , no meals	914	1788	2662	3536	4410	5284	5885	6720

Starting dates:	beginner : 02/01, 09/01, 23/01, 06/02, 20/02, 06/03, 20/03, 03/04, 17/04, 01/05, 15/05, 29/05, 12/06, 26/06, 10/07, 24/07, 07/08, 21/08, 04/09, 18/09, 02/10, 16/10, 30/10, 13/11, 27/11, 11/12 from beginner : 02/01, 09/01, 16/01, 23/01, 30/01, 06/02, 13/02, 20/02, 27/02, 06/03, 13/03, 20/03, 27/03, 03/04, 10/04, 17/04, 24/04, 01/05, 08/05, 15/05, 22/05, 29/05, 05/06, 12/06, 19/06, 26/06, 03/07, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 07/08, 14/08, 21/08, 28/08, 04/09, 11/09, 18/09, 25/09, 02/10, 09/10, 16/10, 23/10, 30/10, 06/11, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 04/12, 11/12
Note:	1 lesson = 50 minutes
Info host family:	A double room can only be booked by 2 people travelling together.

Transfer:	Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

Transfer:

Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

All prices include: administration fees course and accommodation as stated teaching materials certificate of attendance internet access at school In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

All prices include:

administration fees
course and accommodation as stated
teaching materials
certificate of attendance
internet access at school

In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

One-to-One

This one-to-one Portuguese course in Faro is adapted to suit the interests and personal necessities of the student and to suit their language level. The course involves 20 or 25 lessons per week, but it is possible to do a semi-individual course (for 2 people who have the same standard of Portuguese and who are travelling together). To request more hours, a semi-individual or course or to find out more about what’s on offer please contact us.

Prices 2023

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Prices in €/EUR £/GBP $/USD

Max. 1 per class

Number of lessons per week:

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks
One-to-One without accommodation	780	1560
One-to-One with host family, single room , bed & breakfast	950	1900
One-to-One with shared apartment, double room , no meals	975	1910
One-to-One with shared apartment, single room , no meals	1005	1970

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks
One-to-One without accommodation	975	1950
One-to-One with host family, single room , bed & breakfast	1145	2290
One-to-One with shared apartment, double room , no meals	1170	2300
One-to-One with shared apartment, single room , no meals	1200	2360

Starting dates:	02/01, 09/01, 16/01, 23/01, 30/01, 06/02, 13/02, 20/02, 27/02, 06/03, 13/03, 20/03, 27/03, 03/04, 10/04, 17/04, 24/04, 01/05, 08/05, 15/05, 22/05, 29/05, 05/06, 12/06, 19/06, 26/06, 03/07, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 07/08, 14/08, 21/08, 28/08, 04/09, 11/09, 18/09, 25/09, 02/10, 09/10, 16/10, 23/10, 30/10, 06/11, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 04/12, 11/12, 18/12, 25/12
Note:	1 lesson = 50 minutes
Info host family:	A double room can only be booked by 2 people travelling together.

Transfer:	Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

Transfer:

Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

All prices include: administration fees course and accommodation as stated teaching materials certificate of attendance internet access at school In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

All prices include:

administration fees
course and accommodation as stated
teaching materials
certificate of attendance
internet access at school

In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

Intensive - Easter

It's always very special to stay abroad during the holidays. This course offers you that opportunity. Apart from the language classes you will have enough free time to explore the city and the Portuguese culture. In the week before Easter (Semana Santa) you can see impressive processions and the streets are decorated with flowers and sheets. During this two-week course the language lessons focuss on general language and speaking skills. The classes consist of up to 12 people. With an average temperature of around 20 degrees it is a wonderful destination for a cultural and educational language vacation!

Minimum age is 18 years.

Prices 2023

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Prices in €/EUR £/GBP $/USD

Max. 12 per class

Number of lessons per week:

Number of weeks:

			2 weeks
Easter Course without accommodation			500
Easter Course with host family, single room , bed & breakfast			840
Easter Course with shared apartment, double room , no meals			850
Easter Course with shared apartment, single room , no meals			910

Starting dates:	03/04
Note:	1 lesson = 50 minutes
Info host family:	A double room can only be booked by 2 people travelling together.

Transfer:	Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

Transfer:

Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

All prices include: administration fees course and accommodation as stated teaching materials certificate of attendance internet access at school In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

All prices include:

administration fees
course and accommodation as stated
teaching materials
certificate of attendance
internet access at school

In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

Intensive - Christmas

Our partner school in Faro will remain open during the Christmas period. Only on December 25, the school is closed and there will be no lessons. During the two-week Christmas course, you will have 15 Portuguese lessons per week. Additionally, you have plenty of time to explore Faro and its region. If you want to experience the best Christmas atmosphere, visit one of the Christmas markets. For optimal immersion in Portuguese culture and a unique insight into the daily life of the Portuguese during the Christmas period, we advise you to stay with a host family.

Minimum age is 18 years.

Prices 2023

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Prices in €/EUR £/GBP $/USD

Max. 12 per class

Number of lessons per week:

Number of weeks:

			2 weeks
Christmas Course without accommodation			500
Christmas Course with host family, single room , bed & breakfast			840
Christmas Course with shared apartment, double room , no meals			850
Christmas Course with shared apartment, single room , no meals			910

Starting dates:	18/12
Note:	1 lesson = 50 minutes
Info host family:	A double room can only be booked by 2 people travelling together.

Transfer:	Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

Transfer:

Transfer on arrival from Faro airport : EUR 50

All prices include: administration fees course and accommodation as stated teaching materials certificate of attendance internet access at school In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

All prices include:

administration fees
course and accommodation as stated
teaching materials
certificate of attendance
internet access at school

In 2023 the school is closed on: 07/04/2023, 01/05/2023, 08/06/2023, 15/08/2023, 07/09/2023, 05/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 08/12/2023, 25/12/2023. Only one to one lessons are being rescheduled.

Host Family

You can stay in a host Portuguese family in Faro in a single room with bed and breakfast. The families are carefully selected so they are 15-30 minutes from the school by public transport. You can practice your Portuguese with family members after school.

Apartment

The student house in Faro is a 4 bedrooms shared apartment (2 single and 2 doubles). This fully equipped accommodatiom is located just in front of the school and consists of:

- 2 bathrooms

- Kitchen

- Laundry room

- Balcony and terrace with garden

- Living room with TV

Wifi is available. Bedlinen and towels are provided.

Kindly bear in mind that the school has only one shared apartmet. Consequently, we strongly recommend that you book this accommodation sufficiently in advance, especially if you wish to travel in peak season.

Overall rating

4.1 / 5.0

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Weather in Faro

Month

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Min
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sun

Mar	18	11	7
Apr	20	13	9
May	22	14	11
June	25	18	11
July	28	20	12
Aug	28	20	12
Sept	26	19	9
Oct	22	16	7
Nov	19	13	5
Dec	16	10	6
Jan	15	9	5
Feb	16	10	6