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We fell in love with a house in Central Portugal (between Fátima and Tomar) and are working on our dream of converting this space into a retreat center. We love our location up on a hill in a little village that provides you with the basics (train station, little super market, restaurant, nice neighbors :-) ) with a view over the woods, surrounded by the sounds and smells of nature.
We are a family of four, we have our own chickens and a sweet dog.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Cycling
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Mountain
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Come and experience Portuguese country life in a sweet rural village between Fátima and Tomar while not missing out on some luxury provided by our own house & land. Often there is the opportunity to spend some time with our BnB guests and listen to their interesting stories.
We are a multi-cultural family that speaks three languages at home and has travelled and lived in various countries before settling down here. You are more than welcome to join our regular yoga practice as well.
We are foodies and love sharing & learning new recipes and food creations.
We are quite hands-on and like to share our skills in working with wood as well as getting together for conserving food in different ways.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We have a lot of tasks in different areas :-) What will be your main focus depends on your skills and preferences and might also change throughout your stay.
Gardening (& animals):
We have a big garden that needs care (watering, weeding, cutting grass, trimming bushes, etc). We also have a little vegetable garden that we would like to make bigger once we have a few more helping hands. Depending on the season, you can join the harvesting and conserving of the fruit from our trees.
Our animals don't need much, but you may be asked to feed the chickens and our dog is always happy to get some extra attention :-)
Household:
Helping hands are always welcome with all typical household tasks, such as cooking and organising.
We expect you to do a clean up of your room and your bathroom on your departure day, and generally help keeping the common areas clean and tidy.
Activites with the kids:
We have a 3 year and a 9 year old who are very social and will appreciate some extra playtime when they are not at school. Our kids speak German, Portuguese and the older one also English.
Projects:
We constantly have little DIY projects coming up, so depending on your skills and interest, we will love your help with whatever ideas come up to make our place even nicer.
You will not be working on tasks relating to our BnB business.
Languages
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We speak German and Portuguese with our kids and we speak English in community with others. We also bring Danish and Spanish in our backpack, so we are happy language learners and teachers :-)
Accommodation
1) Private two persons bedroom inside the main house. (along with private bathroom).
2) Your own camper: We can provide 2 tents as well as bedding for up to 4 persons. There is a compost toilet and an outdoors shower, but you can also use a bathroom inside the house.
What else ...
In your free time, you are welcome to enjoy some relaxing time by the pool, walk or bike through nature around us (you can borrow a mountainbike from us if you wish), take a bath at the fluvial beaches such as the famous Agroal (15 min. away from us) or you can visit some of the nice towns /spots of interest of the area (e.g. Tomar, Fátima, Coimbra). You might even choose to travel a bit further - we do have the benefit of having a train station in the village.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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I don’t even know where to begin describing this wonderful woman we had the pleasure of hosting for about two weeks in July. From day one, Lynzie was a 100% match for our family — everyone instantly loved her.
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I don’t even know where to begin describing this wonderful woman we had the pleasure of hosting for about two weeks in July. From day one, Lynzie was a 100% match for our family — everyone instantly loved her.
She brings such a positive energy and I can't get over the impressive range of skills she was… read more
