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Host rating
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7 Apr 2025
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Description
We are a couple of travellers who decided to settle down in Portugal, we live in a straw bale house. We bought a land, that had been neglected for many years, we are trying to restore it, clear it, finish off our house and take care of our animals (horses, dogs, cats, pigs and sheep) while enjoying life.
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
Share our lifestyle, living in a straw bale house, surrounded by nature, see all the good features that come with it. I train my own horses and I also train and help with horses of other people. My methods are gentle, I train with patience and love, never pressure them, always respecting individual needs. My horses live as naturally as possible outside in a herd.
Help
Need Spring help with gardening - pruning trees, pruning vines, setting up the garden beds, fixing fences around the trees, moving soil, etc. So keen gardeners wanted. I would be eternally grateful. If you want to work outside, breathing fresh air surrounded by nature then this is the place for you.
Our farm is our life, we dont use fancy names such as permaculture, holistic, organic, etc, we simply live surrounded by nature, we respect her to the best we can. Daily work is to feed our animals, currently we have 6 horses, 5 sheep, 4 dogs, 2 pigs and 3 cats. Depending on the season there is garden work, trees cutting, poo picking, general maintenance around the farm, wood picking, fence fixing and changing.
Jobs are not mentally demanding, you can rest ýour mind here from the busy world, heal your soul, breath lots of fresh air, eat tasty food, smile...
In general we need help with many things around the farm. Work here is physically demanding, you should be aware of that. New gardening ideas always welcome. DIY skills are a bonus.
Languages spoken
Czech: Fluent
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Accommodation
A semi-private bedroom in our house, food preparation is shared and food consumed together. Please let us know about any non-standard food preferences prior to arrival. If you are a vegan, we encourage you to cook, we are happy to eat it.
What else ...
We are not far away from a little town, where everything can be obtained, also close to mountains Serra de Estrela and Spain, many walks around available, a big lake for swimming also, plus many small Portuguese villages you can go for coffee and connect with the locals. Car is needed however to reach most places.
Area around here is full with alternative communities and many interesting events happening at all times, festas, bio markets, concerts, etc.
NOTES for potential volunteers: If you confirm your stay with us and decide not come, kindly let us know immediately, dont waste our time and dont take away opportunity for other people, who might be interested in your spot. Also, we are happy to tell you timetable for local buses, but please we are not able to search your journey, how to get here from London, Tokio, Madrid or any other places on the Earth. Thank you for understanding.
!!!!!!!Also, please start your message to us with greetings to our beloved pig Malvína. (this is to know you have read to the end, thank you, our time is valuable to us and we value yours).!!!!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
You need to arrange for your own internet connection which is easy. We already had a French digital nomad living with us for a year.
Space for parking camper vans
plenty of space to park your van
Can possibly accept pets
we can accept horses but no dogs or cats
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (7)
I enjoyed the manual work in the garden as well as taking care of their small pony! The animals will compliment your stay although Dorjee( the psycho doggy )is an exception 🤣😉.
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I enjoyed every task I was given and never felt pressure from the hosts, but the opposite.
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I enjoyed the manual work in the garden as well as taking care of their small pony! The animals will compliment your stay although Dorjee( the psycho doggy )is an exception 🤣😉.
I would definitely recommend… read more
I enjoyed every task I was given and never felt pressure from the hosts, but the opposite.
In the… read more
The place fits the description perfectly; it has lovely animals (our love to Summer first of all of course) and as already mentioned above, a… read more
They are very welcoming people and made me feel like home the whole time.
The food was delicious, the animals lovely, working was fun and on top of I enjoyed the rides in the beautiful countryside.
