Help out at our glamping site nestled in the mountains of Central Portugal

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  Beschreibung

  ***UPDATE 2025***
  Please do not apply unless you match one of the three positions listed below.
  
  1) Skilled Woodworker.
  Asap/March and April 2025.
  
  You are skilled, efficient and autonomous.
  We mainly need help with repairing the wooden platforms of our accommodations, and building wooden fences/stairs.
  It is a plus if you can build wooden furniture's.
  
  2) Skilled gardener/handyperson.
  Asap/March and April 2025.
  
  You are skilled, efficient and autonomous.
  We have a land of 5Ha, that needs regular maintenance. We need need help with brush cutting, tree pruning, fixing fences, building garden stairs.
  It is a plus if you have experience in permaculture as we would like to redesign and expand our vegetable garden.
  
  2) Professional cleaners.
  May, Juin, July, August, September 2025.
  
  Long-term stay only, minimum 3 months.
  You must be skilled, this is a professional position and we do require references from your previous employers.
  You must be hardworking, detail-oriented, and dynamic. You should not be sensitive to heat as it can get pretty hot here during the summer, and it is even hotter inside the tents that need to be cleaned.
  Your daily tasks would include, cleaning the bathroom facilities, the kitchen, the bar, guests accommodations and doing laundry.
  
  ***Thank you for your interest.***
  
  
  Hello, Olá, Salut!
  I'm Julien, the owner of this open-air hotel and rural camping.
  I come from Paris, France, where I used to live until I decided it wasn’t fun enough.
  On November 2010, I took the road to Portugal, driving my old German ambulance with the dream to build a small haven nestled in nature to host worldwide travellers and guests.
  I bought this land more than 10 years ago now. It is 5Ha and we are located just 3km away from the medieval village of Penela and 25km away from Coimbra, the former capital of Portugal.
  
  *Please do note that our site can be considered as pretty remote if you do not have your own vehicle.
  The closest shop to do basic grocery shopping is 2km away on dirt tracks. Bigger supermarkets like Lidl or Continente are 15km away ( in Condeixa-a-Nova).
  You cannot access our site with public transportation. You would have to walk 3km, or take a cab, or we can pick you up from the local bus station in Penela when you arrive.
  There are only few buses running from Penela, mainly during week days. They go to surrounding villages, to Condeixa-a-Nova and to Coimbra.
  The nearest train station is in Coimbra.
  The nearest airport would be in Porto or Lisbon (+/- 2 hours driving from here).
  
  Our business is divided into two main activities:
  - Our traditional Nature Camping : guests bring with their own gear (tent, caravan, vans, motor home) to stay with us in designated areas with pitches. We welcome our camping guests all year long.
  - Our Open-Air Hotel : we have 11 accommodations units spread around our land (including bells tents, lodges, an A-frame, a tiny house and guests houses). Some units have private bathroom and kitchen, some don't and use the shared facilities listed below. This glamping activity is mainly running from April to October.
  
  Besides the accommodations units, here is a list of our shared facilities:
  We have one building for the bathroom facilities, an outdoor kitchen for the guests to cook, a bar open all day long during the high season where our guests can come for breakfast, coffee, snacks and dinner, and an infinity pool. We have high-speed WIFI around the bar/pool area.
  We also have a chicken paddock, a field with goats, a green house, a vegetable garden and a dog.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  I'll be happy to share some of my experiences and travel tips with you and to listen to yours.
  I am also always eager to learn new things/facts/skills, and I will be happy to teach you things that could be useful to you.
  Besides, you might get the chance to exchange with some of our international guests and/or your co-workers, which can be very interesting and rewarding if you are curious about others' cultures.
  During your free time, you can also experience the life of authentic Portuguese villages in Central Portugal. In short, there is always something to learn from someone and somewhere, and you will do it in a very beautiful and peaceful environment.

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  Die vom Gastgeber angebotene Vergütung entspricht dem Mindestlohn

  Dieser Host bietet Unterkunft und Bezahlung.

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  Arbeit

  We can divide our year into two periods:
  
  - From November to May, it is the low season.
  We need to fix everything that needs to be fixed after the high season, we need to maintain our land, and we work on new projects. Most of the time, we need manual skills during that time of the year.
  We work a lot with wood (wooden decks, wooden stairs, wooden fences, wooden furniture's), so we are always happy to host a skilled woodworker. Besides, at times we need handy persons/gardeners to help us with painting, electricity, building garden stairs, fixing fences, pruning trees -we have many olive trees!, chopping and shredding wood, brush cutting etc.).
  
  - From May to October, it is the high season with a very busy peak in July and August.
  During that time of the year, the work is very much customer-oriented. We dedicated all our time and energy to make their stay the best one ever. It includes perfectly clean facilities and accommodations. This is when we need highly professional cleaners to join our team.
  Some years, with might need a chef to cook dinner for our guests or a barista to stay behind the bar and serve our guests hanging out by the pool during the day.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Fließend
  Portugiesisch: Fließend

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  The most used language here is English, then a lot of the guests are from the Netherlands, Germany, France and Portugal.
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  Unterkunft

  You are hosted in a vintage caravan. You will be provided with warm duvets if you don't have a sleeping bag in your backpack, and an electric heater during the cold months. You have access to the shared bathroom facilities with permanent hot water. It is the same building that our guests use.

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  Was noch ...

  We are located 3km away from the medieval village of Penela, in Central Portugal.
  
  Here is a non exhaustive list of activities you can do during your time off:
  - Local markets for an authentic Portuguese experience (every Thursday morning in Penela).
  - Hiking around (the GR26 hiking trail passing through our site!) or mountain biking.
  - Wine testing "Terras da Sicó" (3km away).
  - Spa retreat: jacuzzi, sauna, Turkish baths, pools, and massages (4km away).
  - Tree climbing (6km away).
  - Natural pool and waterfalls: Fragas de São Simão, Praia Fluvial da Louçainha (8 to 20km away).
  - Visit the most preserved Roman ruins in Portugal: Conímbriga (13km away).
  - Explore schist villages like Talasnal (30km away).
  - Visit Coimbra, the former capital of Portugal, famous for its universities and Fado (30km away).
  - Surf spots/ beach in Figueira da Foz (60km away).
  - Visit Tomar and its Convent of Christ, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (60km away).
  
  We are also happy to share with you some of our best recommendations to eat out.
  
  Please note that most of the activities listed above are not reachable with public transportation.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  Yes you can work online as a digital nomade from my place. We have high-speed WIFI around the bar/pool area.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We have plenty of space for you to park and live here in your own campervan.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  Dieser Gastgeber ist bereit, Reisende mit Haustieren bei sich aufzunehmen.

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