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We are a friendly and busy anglo-portuguese family with 3 grown up children who occasionally come home plus horses and various cats and dogs. We have lived in the beautiful village of Figueira in a villa with a pool and an independent 1 bedroom apartment for the past 25 years and absolutely love it. Figueira is located in the Natural Park of the western Algarve in easy reach of beaches and resorts. We have had many experiences with volunteers and much prefer long term.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help
We mainly need help with the horses, excercising, mucking out, grooming, tack maintenance and feeding. We have horses stabled and out in the field. Please check that you have adequate holiday insurance for this.
Some help with general maintenance will be appreciated as well as sometimes a project. We have a separate over 4 hectares of land which could be something of a project for cultivation.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentAccommodation
We have a separate fully equipped one bedroom apartment depending on vailability. If it is unavailable we have a double room with en suit bathroom
What else ...
Figueira is a small village but has local shops, bars and restaurants. Figueira beach is in walking distance and there are lots of other beaches in the area. There is a bus service from the village into both Lagos and Sagres.
There are several busier resorts as well as surfing beaches in the area. We are located in the Natural Park of the Western Algarve with fabulous riding or walking country.
There is also a golf course very close by.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have reasonable internet wifi
Space for parking camper vans
There is plenty of space either near the house or on the land. Electricity can be provided.
Can possibly accept pets
Yes, as long as they get on with our animals, we have 2 dogs, 2 cats and 4 horses. We do not have a fenced in area for pets although this is a project that could be done.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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We really enjoyed caring for their horses, dogs and home. The horses were grateful for the scratch, and the dogs especially Buddha were always happy to see us.
The work was easy and didn't take up much of our time, leaving us plenty of opportunities to explore the beautiful beaches nearby. The local people in… read more
Even though both, Danielle and Norberto, are working full-time we felt super welcome and enjoyed the coffee on Saturdays… read more
I had a lot of free time between feeding the horses in the morning and evening so I was able to go to the beaches nearby with their dog Buddha or to visit Lagos and Sagres by… read more
We had previously a long term workawayer so it was a difficult act to follow but Hannah fitted in perfectly, thank you.
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We really enjoyed caring for their horses, dogs and home. The horses were grateful for the scratch, and the dogs especially Buddha were always happy to see us.
The work was easy and didn't take up much of our time, leaving us plenty of opportunities to explore the beautiful beaches nearby. The local people in… read more
Even though both, Danielle and Norberto, are working full-time we felt super welcome and enjoyed the coffee on Saturdays… read more
I had a lot of free time between feeding the horses in the morning and evening so I was able to go to the beaches nearby with their dog Buddha or to visit Lagos and Sagres by… read more
We had previously a long term workawayer so it was a difficult act to follow but Hannah fitted in perfectly, thank you.
Ronnie also is enthusiastic and independant, he found things to do and needed no… read more
Thank you Nicola and we would… read more
Thanks a lot for all your trust! I had a great time!
We… read more
I got a lot of trust from them looking after their horses and dogs and I really enjoyed it!
Thank you for everything!!!! Hope to see you again! Take care!
Anthea is very self sufficient, good company and was fantastic at cleaning and keeping the place spic and span. I am sure she will be back in Portugal before too long.
This lovely and funny family made me feel home from the first moment, I enjoyed so much staying with all of you and share your everyday life!
I loved to wake up and start my days working with the horses, indeed they are all so nice, in particular Cali was so important to me and the… read more
Since it was my first work-away experience I wasn't that sure how it will turn out, but I am so glad I had such a nice place to go.
Figueira is a little village with a few lovely beaches around,… read more
Noora is a lovely girl with a great affinity for the animals. She was flexible and good company and I would recommend her for hosting.
There's… read more
Thank you for everything :)
We loved our stay (the apartment is well equipped and convenient) in that peaceful place. Danielle and her family are sweet and gentle and the work is not hard.
They also have a little vegetable garden, so you can relax uprooting weeds and enjoy… read more
I really miss the algarve, my walks and everything :-)
Thank you very much for the great time ;-)
I will come back :-)
Thank you very much!!!