And what about meeting other fellow travelers during your stay in Porto? 

Pair up with another resident and enjoy a local wine or delicious cocktails prepared by our barman and order 2 and pay one! 

- Meet & greet - from 7 to 8PM at GH Café on 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st of May.

See you soon... at GH!

Game lovers?! ♟♠️♦️

We have the perfect event for you.. gather with other fellow travelers for the games night and have fun!

Sign in at reception.

👉 Event for residents only;
👉 Meeting point at reception;
👉 Surprise for the winner.

This month: 5th of May

Are you a cocktail lover? 🍸

This month we propose a weekly workshop to share with you the art of cocktails with our Barman Bras Firmino at our GH Restaurant & Café !

Choose one of the signature cocktails and be a Barman or barmaid for a day.

- Event from 5 to 7 PM @GH Café

- Price: Signature cocktails price from 5.00€ to 12.50€

- Booking not mandatory

- This month: 7th, 21st and 28th of May

Wine lovers Alert 🍷

Join us on our Wine Tasting Experience to taste portuguese local wines and share experiences with locals and other travelers.

👉 Three wine tasting for only 12€;

👉 Event from 5 to 6PM;

👉 Sign in @ GH Café;

👉 This month : 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th.

Happy Hour time 🎊

Enjoy our selection of local wines and beers at the best price, in an unique and cozy environment. 

- Special prices at selected beverages;

- Event from 4 to 7 PM;

- Event to residents and locals;

- Booking not mandatory.

This month: 6th, 13th and 20th of May.

Foreigners in Porto!

Gather with other fellow travelers and expats in Porto in a cozy environment and try our great local wines or delicious cocktails!

- Event for residents and locals;

- From 5 to 7PM;

This month: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th of May.

It's Sangria time! 

Enjoy our special Sangria prepared by our Barman Bras at GH Café while you meet other fellow travelers!

This month: 12th and 26th of May.

The best of Portuguese gastronomy at your table 🍽️

Enjoy our portuguese experience menu with the portuguese flavours with a twist.

- Portuguese Dinner Experience - from 8 to 10PM;

- Menu with several options - fish, meet and vegetarian;

- Book with our restaurant team!

This month: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th of May.

by Madalena Aires

14th May - 30th June

Soul Tastings is related to the enjoyment of a moment, and it’s about capturing the true essence and feel beyond the mere appearance of things. It’s also about food and guilty pleasure, and the physical tension created by the initial impulse or desire and the subsequent consummation of that inner need. 

The intention is to reinforce and amplify the experience by scaling up small objects, to turn the unnoticeable more noticeable and to transform the invisible aspects into more vibrant and visible ones. Coffeecups, teacups and saucers, kitchen tools, a cut open pomegranate, a portion of fruit, all of these things are captured as a reminder of the pleasure of living, with all its flaws, chaos and beauty. 

 There is a sort of realistic approach given to the subject. But not as a pure imitation, nor artificial and meaningless image, it purposely captures the attention like a physical magnet that pulls you in, as a trick of mind, in the end as a gentle opening window to a poetic vision. 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Madalena Aires was born in Oporto (1980). She had started her career as an architect (Oporto School of Architecture FAUP) in Oporto, then went to Lisbon and most recently to London for a full decade. During this period, she had deepened her passion for drawing and painting, with courses at Slade School of Fine Art (UCL) and at Central Saint Martins (UAL) in London. 

 Madalena is a Saatchi Art artist featured in several collections and has a recent publication on Artit Issue 13. She has an honorable mention in 2021 The Sunny Art Prize, sponsored by the Art Council England. Also she has an honorable mention in 2021 Luxembourg Art Prize, artistic prize organized by the Pinacothèque, a private museum located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 

 The pursuit of the ephemeral pleasures, the glimpses of joy, sadness, and true emotions, beyond the mere appearance of things, take a special emphasis on Madalena Aires artwork. The aim is to explore the irony of the apparent invisibility of the observed elements, intimately connected with the everyday life. 

“I want to capture the abstract and yet honest feeling of shine and transparency of the surfaces.” Also, in her work she takes interest in exploring the concept of inside and outside through the elements. The view is always a sort of a plan, a top view, an abstract representation, holiness perspective. Perhaps to do with the need to treat the elements in this kind of a map, where there is a display of hierarchy and balance, and where you clearly can control the articulation in between space and form, module, and composition.