Enjoy our little oasis and use your cooking creativity in Achete, Portugal

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  Description

  Hello! We are a Dutch/South African family living on a Quinta an hour north of Lisbon. During spring and summer we have a rural tourism activity. Meanwhile we are working on our piece of land with the aim to become more self sufficient in the future. We are located in the country site where you can still experience silence and starry nights while you are not isolated as Lisbon is only half an hour away by train. We enjoy working on our little oasis and you are welcome to join for a while, activities are depending on the season.
  For the summer months June-July, August until Mid-september we are looking for support in our kitchen as we provide meals to our guests as well.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Experience country living in Portugal in a comfortable quinta, one hour from Lisbon. We are a Dutch/South African family of 5 with sons coming in and out as ther are traveling too. During your stay at our Quinta you will have time to experience a beautiful part of Portugal. The work at the Quinta we do as a family. We have the learning by doing aproach with our garden. Our garden is part of our Quinta and part of our rural stay where we hosts guests part of the year (spring-summer). We have the aim to be more and more self sufficient in the future.

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  Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

  This host offers accommodation and payment.

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  Help

  It would be perfect if you are traveling as a couple. From april to the end of our season we always need support in the kitchen and garden. Depending on the month there will be a more specific focus. We can give you information on request but note it is often a variety of activities.
  - support in kitchen to provide guests with a good and nice breakfast. From end of june until early september we also offer lunch and dinner service several days. Depending on the number of guests support with lunch or dinner might be needed.
  - gardening (from veggie garden to flowersbeds, pruning and maintenance)
  - general maintanence around the place (eg. painting)

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Portuguese: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Depending on the season there is a private type of accommodation available with a private bathroom. Upon your request we can provide you with the information about the available accommodation.

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  What else ...

  We are located in the country site near the city of Santarem which has a trainstation. As we go to Santarem on a daily base (weekdays) it is easy to catch a traing to visit nearby cities (Tomar-Lisbon-Coimbra) or stay in Santarem for a bit. We have bycicles available for the sport lovers. Further we have facilities such as a swimmingpool, trampoline, tabletennis etc and enough cosy corners to enjoy the sun.
  We enjoy living he country life and we raised our boys here. Two of them are living abroad at the moment, our youngest son (17) is at home. We don't exclude the online society as it is part of life but we want to live a concsious life where we are aware of what happens around us during each season. During your stay we highly appreciate your help but we also respect your time off and your privacy.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  The communal lounge where we serve the meals to our guests can be used for work. The accommodation you are staying in has no wifi connection.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  A campervan can be parked and electricity can be provided.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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