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21 Jun 2025
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Hello.
I'm Eric, a french man who traveled the world from the amazonas jungle to the high seas. Three years ago I walked the portugiese camino. At the very north of Portugal I passed an overgrown plot of land with an old mill on it and a river going close by. It was abandoned for over 60 years. I felt a strong energy coming from the land and I instantly fell in love. I completed the camino and then came back and bought the plot of land.
My idea was to build a special place to recharge peoples souls and since the mill and the garden are roughly finished now, the first people can stay for a retreat at the begening of the new year 2023. Although for completely finishing the area there are a few projects that have to be completed first. To mention some of them there is a vegetable garden that has to be created (for juices and fresh food) and the swimming pool has to be finished as well!ps:all the meal are included!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Help with Computers/ Internet
House sitting
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The village of Vila Nova de Cerveira is very close and has bars, restaurants, library and pharmacy.
every Saturday there is a market in the village. There is also a nice path along the river that you can go for a walk.
Help
I would welcome loads of help to get everything done in the next months. I mainly need help with the following: cooking healthy vegetarian meals, cleaning the house, some gardening and just lending a hand wherever needed.
Although people who have experience with gardening, construction, physical therapy or teaching yoga will be preferred!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis 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
I have 3 private rooms.
What else ...
Transport connections: Express buses from Porto and Spain there is also Train service from Vigo and Porto. takes about 1h from Porto and about 40 min from Vigo.
The village of Vila Nova de Cerveira is very close and has bars, restaurants, library and pharmacy.
every Saturday there is a market in the village. There is also a nice path along the river that you can go for a walk.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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She helped me to create profiles on google, have a logo, created some English texts explaining about my place, and gave me many insights with her professional vision.
She did amazing photos, helped to keep kitchen and house clean and organized, cared for my animals as if they… read more
He provided everything I needed for a comfortable stay and we agreed upon the exchange being professional photos of his place for advertise on the internet. I spent most of my days helping in this regard, creating texts and images about the place and we were both happy with the… read more
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She helped me to create profiles on google, have a logo, created some English texts explaining about my place, and gave me many insights with her professional vision.
She did amazing photos, helped to keep kitchen and house clean and organized, cared for my animals as if they… read more
He provided everything I needed for a comfortable stay and we agreed upon the exchange being professional photos of his place for advertise on the internet. I spent most of my days helping in this regard, creating texts and images about the place and we were both happy with the… read more
Greetings Carlos
I’ve been there only for 10 days but each one of them was full with experience.
Eric is a friendly and kind guy,
He was let me feel a part of the place from the beginning and I’m really appreciate it
Thank you for hosting me :)
There's so much to say...
Eric was very kind to me, always interested in how I am or in my stories of life and adventures.
He will be ready to move to the moulin soon, so I could help him to prepare.
I'm very grateful for everything and wish you Eric all the best!!! I'm sure we meet again… read more
I spent really good days with them, i felt like at home. The mill we… read more
