Looking for people to help us keep our peaceful quinta in good condition, near the Serra da Esterela, Portugal.

Portugal

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15/07/2020
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2020

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Description
We are a Dutch retired couple from 62 and 71
And we been living 16 years in Portugal
We live in the middle of Portugal, near the Serra da Esterela.
just outside the village Midoes municipality Tabua.
Together with our 3 dogs .
We have a quinta of 2 hectares
We love living here.We enjoy the good food and fine wine.
The peace and quiet
and especially the friendly and hospitable people here

We search every year again people who want to help us
from mid-October until end of March
For one or two weeks max
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help around the house
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn how to pick olives and how we make olive oil.
Cleaning the forest for fire prevention.
Cutting trees and make firewood.
Learn the language.
Get used to peace,quiet,
And experience the simple village life
Help
The volunteer help is highly variable.
from picking olives to clean up forest and land.
plowing and sowing of the terraces.
Cutting trees and planting new ones.
sometimes it can be a little heavy work
Maintenance of house and garden.
such as painting and cleaning.
we almost always work together with our workawayers.
We prefer to have two people or a couple.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Accommodation
We offer a wooden chalet in which to live.
It has a living room, kitchen where everything is available.
There is a sofa-bed in the house.
There is a bathroom with shower and toilet and sink.
The main meal together
and how everything else is classified, we can discuss further
What else ...
We live on a small farm about 2 kms from the nearest village.
There is a restaurant a post office, bank office, butcher, bakery, pharmacy, a beautiful church,
and everything you need to live.
We have three friendly dogs. The main town in the area - Oliveira do Hospital - is 12 kms away. Our immediate neighbours are Portuguese speaking but there are some English and Dutch speaking ex-pats in the area. There are nice walks and views in the area.
there are a lot of cultural places.

And in the winter there is the opportunity to go skiing in the Serra da Esterela.
We also find it fun to eat together and in the evening to have a drink.
or when we're done with work

It may be beneficial to have your own transportation if choosing us, as we are situated in a beautiful part of the country with many amazing attractions, but are not serviced by public transport systems.

We do require volunteers to have health or travel insurance.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Photos

the maine house

Wooden house

having fun at work

pictures of the quinta

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This is the result ready to go to the mill

Look how beautiful they are

picking the olives

cleaning and clearing in the woods

working in the woods

Buçaco park

Feedback left by and about host (12)

15/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (James & Meena) for host

Jose and Hannie were great hosts and their little cottage is lovely and private to stay in. They did warn us it was heavy work and it was! They were still clearing the forest from a fire in 2017. Jose would fell the trees one by one and we helped to burn the small branches and leaves and lift the main trunks onto his trailer once they were cut up.… read more

(Very good )

15/12/2017

Left by Workawayer (Rachel & Luiz Felipe) for host

It is even difficult to put into words the incredible experience that was to know Jose and Hannie. We arrived there at a very difficult time for them, just when they had been hit by a forest fire. At first, we would collect olives. But because of the fire, our work was quite atypical and we had to help them cut down burnt trees and plant new ones.… read more

(Excellent )

17/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Marcelo & Silmara) for host

We have had a great experience with José and Hannie! They are amazing!
We could help them around the property and in their house as well, where we could learn interesting things. We stayed in a nice guest house and our dinner time with them was always enjoyable.
It was a wonderful experience for us, once we could visit beautiful places, such as… read more

(Excellent )

01/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Vinicius & Laura) for host

Joseph and Johanna were great hosts. With them, we can laugh, eat great food, and learn a little about life in Quinta da Portela. During the week we did workaway, we did cleaning the grounds. We had a very comfortable and complete home.

(Excellent )

24/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Patricia & Mike)

Patricia and Mike were very short with us.
but it was a good meeting.
we have had together a couple of nice days despite the rain.
it was a pity there was not more time.
Thank you for helping
and maybe goodbye

(Excellent )

13/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Patricia & Mike) for host

We really enjoyed our time with Jose & Hannie. They are very friendly, lively, and engaging hosts. Their quinta is in a beautiful area. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to learn about living in rural Portugal. They generously shared their lifestyle and knowledge of the area. Hannie made delicious meals. Jose gave us an interesting tour of the… read more

(Excellent )

24/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Annika)

Anika (just say Anni) was our loveable girl from the first day on
Very sympathetic and no job was too much for her.
We enjoyed the time with her
and therefore goodbye was very heavy.
It felt like a daughter to us, we miss you !!
Thank you Anni and we hope to see you back again !!

(Excellent )

14/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Annika) for host

I stayed at Hannie's and Jose's place for one and a half week and it was a very good time! Both are very kind and engaging hosts. I enjoyed the work outside in the forest, the wine at the evening and the Reiki.
I was very sad when I left.
I hope we will see each other again!:)

(Excellent )

02/03/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Jamie & Jeff)

Jamie and Jim are friendly and hard working guys
They want to work and it does not matter what job.
Even if it rained they found a job that they can do.
We were happy that they were here it was nice experience.
They were crazy about our dogs and those dogs and loved them that you noticed right away
We can recommend them to anyone and they are… read more

(Excellent )

01/03/2016

Left by Workawayer (Jamie & Jeff) for host

Hannie & Jose ' Quinta.

We just finished up a 2 week period working with Jose and Hannie on their lovely property. A truly lovely experience! A kind, fun and interesting couple, we couldn't have done much better! The work was most unusual to us as " Raking the Forest " was something we'd never heard of. Turns out, it's vital in Portugal due… read more

(Excellent )

25/11/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Grace & Emily)

Grace and Emily were friendly hardworking girls.
They were always on time and wanted to learn everything.
We have together done a lot of work.
Always with a song and a smile.
we can recommend them to anyone, and they are always welcome here again

(Excellent )

24/11/2015

Left by Workawayer (Grace & Emily) for host

Hannie and Jose were a joy to stay with! We did a variety of tasks- harvesting olives, clearing brush and branches and weeding. They always worked alongside us, showing us how they preferred the work to be done. Hannie is an excellent cook and Jose is generous with his wine. Accommodations were as described; the little cabin was the perfect home… read more

(Excellent )

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