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Hello! We’re Olivia and Helena and we live in the southwest of Portugal, in Vila Nova de Milfontes.
Olivia is French and works in the foiling industry (the surfboards that fly above the water). She’s passionate about the ocean and nature in general.
Helena is Catalan (Spanish). She runs a vintage clothing brand that she sells at markets and festivals. She loves music and plays the piano as well as other instruments.
We’re deeply passionate about nature and travel. We’ve chosen a simple lifestyle and our home is just a few hundred meters from the dunes.
We have three dogs: Layka, Leo and Patate.
Layka is a female Belgian Malinois.
Leo is a male Czechoslovakian Wolfdog.
Patate is a male Rafeiro Alentejano, the local breed from the Alentejo region.
We also keep ducks and chickens and since recently 3 wild cats (mum and her 2 babies) joined the tribe :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Besides learning how to take care / train dogs, we can also exchange knowledges about gardening, how to preserve water
Help
Next dates 2026 :
- January 28th to February 7th
- April 4th to 18th
While we’re away, we’ll need your help to feed and take care of our dogs, chickens and ducks.
Leo, Layka, and Patate need good company and a daily walk.
Preferred Workawayer Profile:
- Dog lover
- Gardening enthusiast
- User of ecological/eco-friendly products (soap, shampoo, etc.)
- Ideally a team of two people
Extra skills (not required but appreciated): photography/videography, carpentry
Languages
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: 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
From November to March : Helena gives you her cute caravane for winter time, double bed, mini-kitchen, toilets and storage.
From March to November : The « blue van » Mercedes Vito with double bed, mini-kitchen and storage.
The place has dry toilets and shower.
If you are travelling by van, we have a spot for you.
Bikes, wetsuits and surfboards are available.
What else ...
Vila Nova de Milfontes is a cute village with local life all along the year. Good people, good food and many gems to discover.
It's an amazing spot to reconnect with nature and to play sports as hiking, surfing, stand up paddling, kayaking, kitesurfing, wingsurfing...
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Starlink wifi is available
Space for parking camper vans
Yes, it's a great spot for vans and campervans !
Can possibly accept pets
Unfortunately pets are not accepted.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
CHICKENS & DUCKS (5 years)
The chickens and ducks are living their best lives in the backyard. They will need your care once the day to get food and fresh water
PATATE (5 years)
Patate (potato in French) is 46kg of love! He's a rescue dog and became such love. Always in your legs he wants lots of attention
LEO (10 years)
Leo is a tcheq wolf dog, human lover, pretty independent (wolf mindset), but he still loves cuddles. The biggest passion of Leo remains the food, you will have to be pretty aware to not leave your snack behind otherwise he will grab it and eat it in a second !
LAYKA (10 years)
Layka is a Belgian shepherd - Malinois - she is super active, loves to play, run, do training exercises. She is also surer cute with people.
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Olivia is an enthusiastic, warm, and humane person. We discovered her inspiring way of life and learned a lot.
Layka, Patate, and Leo are adorable, energetic, and endearing dogs. Walks with them in the nature reserve and along the beach are wonderful memories. The other tasks (feeding the… read more
We spent 10 days in her property. For 5 days, when she has been away, we looked after her beautiful dogs, spending good time with them and also taking care of funny chickens and ducks.
The other days we helped her with different projects (build a kind of roof, clean garden and take care of fruit… read more
Nous sommes restés 10 jours chez Olivia dans notre camion, nous aurions vraiment voulu resté plus longtemps tant l'expérience était riche.
Olivia nous a intégré à sa vie, on se sentait comme à la maison, on a rencontré des personnes incroyables, vu des paysages à couper le souffle grâce aux balades avec ses 3 loulous. Grâce… read more
I felt very comfortable and Olivia welcomed me with her loving and friendly manner.
I was able to take a lot of inspiration with me, both from Olivia, because you can feel that she does everything with her heart and follows your path, as well as from other… read more
Looking after the dogs was super rewarding. Leo and Layka are amazing and the dunes are great for walking.
We spent nearly 7 months enjoying the slow… read more
We ended up staying 2 incredible months there and will definitely come back in the future.
You'll need a few hours of playing with Layka and Leo before they get used to you and start being extremely lovely.… read more
