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Enjoy life in our quintana and help with olive picking in Tramagal, Portugal

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  • Last activity: 29 Jan 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a German and English couple in our mid 60's. My mother who has Alzheimer and is 86 years old lives with us.

    We spend 20 years sailing on our own small boat around the world and for the last 20 years we settled down 5 years in England and 15 years in Portugal.
    We live on a 2 acres small holding (quintinha)
    Our new adventures now is the garden, chicken shed and village life and meeting people.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You will meet many different people and see how they live. Also a good opportunity to practice the language.

  • Help

    Help

    We have some small projects during the year.
    We need some help with the olive picking from November.
    Olive picking here is, we sit or stand around a big net and with a fork looking tool scrape along the twigs. 1 person saws the branches off and brings them to net. We only have a few young trees and then they are finished we go and help in the village
    It is much more fun with more people. Also we could take turns cooking lunch but not mandatory.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Portuguese: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A caravan with 2 double beds a toilet, TV etc and a room with a single bed in the house. We live on a smallholding with chickens and a vegetable garden. Food will be fresh. I have some standard recipes and I am looking forward to receive new ideas.
    Pets are welcome.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    There will be enough time to explore the area. For example Tomar the Former seat of the Order of the Knights Templar .
    The river picture is of the 'Port' of Tramagal.
    We have a train station and the ride up the river Tejo is picturesque.
    you can make easy day trips to Lisbon
    We have bicycles for you and of course will show you around.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have 8000 sqm enough space to park

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Depends on the animal. We have dogs and cats and free range chickens. our dogs are used to visiting animals

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 768146844464

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