Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Immerse yourself in a permaculture livestyle in Tábua, Portugal
Join us to be part of an abundant place with healthy food, eco-friendly designed buildings and positive mindset! We are Kasia (33) and Franz (40), living in Portugal since 2017 and during this time we have been mainly busy creating our 4ha ......
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Off-grid Fablab and a food forest in Barão de São João, Lagos, Portugal
Who we are We are a non-commercial, not-for-profit initiative, building a FabLab within a once-abandoned farm. Our goal is to create a place where thinkers, artists, makers, and farmers come together to learn, share, and create. This is not a ......
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Help in garden and home with a view of the Serra de Estrela mountains, Portugal
We are lucky enough to live in a beautiful location on the edge of a village and near to the small town of Seia (5 minutes by car). With me are my daughter and 6 year old grandson, along with their fun dog Indie, my young energetic dog Banjo and cat ......
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Join a regenerative project with our family in São Mamede Natural Park, Portugal
Hello there! We're a family of human beings, Ana, Ale and our baby, and 2 cats, Fletchie and Micio. We have very recently (2025) found the piece of land we have been dreaming of for years and have committed to being its guardians. The farm needs ......
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Join my house and garden project in the quiet of nature near Tomar, Portugal
Update! > Help with reconstruction. > Strim the exploding grass now that the sun is here after a very wet period. > Finish the little fence of reeds. > Rebuild the garden gate, the garden shower and maybe the outdoor toilet (storm Kristin has ......
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Off-grid crystal mountain community in Vila Longa, Portugal
Hello lovely people❤️, I am your host Matias, from Denmark. I live in a small community together with two old friends and some other good friends that own the land next to us. There are 3 other communities (in total, we are around 50 people) based ......
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Join an off-grid project while exploring Sabugal, Portugal
About me: Hello! My name is Carlos, I'm 47 and I'm portuguese. I grew up in a city close to Lisbon, went to college in Lisbon to study computer sciences and I started to work as a programmer. 6 years later I started to feel meaningless and took a ......
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Food forest, reforestation project and small permaculture farm in Aljezur, Portugal
Some people wonder why I do the things I do. I wonder why they don't. Hello! Thank you for visiting my profile. I’m Dirk, living in this beautiful part of South Portugal since a couple of years. I am a vegetarian, non-smoker, 60 years old and ......
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Take part in a natural permaculture project in Algarve, Portugal
We are Nimea and Vittoria (42 years old), Paolo and Edoardo (44 years old), and the little ones Oceano and Deva (3 years old). We are two Italian families who chose to build our lives here in Portugal. In 2021, we moved into our home, located on a ......
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Live in the quiet and serene area of Sao Teotónio, Portugal
Hello! My name is Vitor, I’m half Portuguese and Spanish. Lived abroad for over 30 years in countries like; Germany, Nederlands, France, Doain, Brazil, USA, Lithuania and Italy. I used to be a ballet dancer then worked in the fashion industry for ......
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Join me and my pets in our beautiful home near Aljezur, Portugal
Hello beautiful people. I am Christina, 38 years young, from Germany and am spontaneously looking for a reliable person to support me with animals and simple daily life tasks. I live with my animals in a truly beautiful area in Portugal. The house ......
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Stay on our family farm with goats and other animals in Seia, central Portugal
We are David & Eli, a Belgium couple and since 2014 we live and work on our 12 hectare beautiful land with view on the Serra da Estrellla mountains. We have cats, dogs, chickens, ducks and goats and we have a (seasonal) organic fruit and vegetable ......
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Revive an off-grid mountain land and explore the surroundings of Monchique, Portugal
I am living my dream to revive this beautiful old farmstead in the Algarve hills and turn it into an organic food forest farm. Since arriving in 2020 we have planted a lot of fruit and nut trees, berries, medicinal plants, mushrooms, and many beds ......
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Experience slow living in the nature of Baranco de Vale Francisco, Portugal
Hi we are Mike and Jette and live in the southern Alentejo on 2.7ha land in the middle of the Portuguese nature and are just rebuilding an old farmhouse. With us there is a bathing lake we start to create our garden according to the model of ......
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Celebrate new beginnings and try our daily off grid adventures in Viseu, central Portugal
Hello EVERYONES!! We are LIGIA,TOMÉ, ZÉZÉ and PEPE! Our family is part of a group of 57 beings from all over the world, that got themselves together in an amazing valley to experiment a more conscious and cooperative action in this planet. 2011 was ......
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A conscious place in the middle of Alentejo, Portugal
We are two city guys who have decided to change their lives and start their personal utopia. We try to combine the benefits of technology with the beauty of living with nature. Farming, construction, and work with the animals are daily tasks. Our ......
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Join us and experience family life near Silves, Portugal
Hello! We are Lisa, Steve, and our two children, Molly and Sebastian. Alongside our theee rescue cats and numerous chickens. We left the rat race in the UK three years ago to pursue a simpler, more fulfilling lifestyle in the beautiful Algarve ......
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Learn about permaculture with our family, surrounded by mountains in Gouveia, Portugal
We are a Portuguese couple with experience on Permaculture and self-sufficient-living that in 2015 got 15ha of abundant land in a beautiful valley and an amazing community at the highest mountains inside the biggest natural park of our country. ......
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Be part of our off grid organic farm and experience rural living in the Magic Mountains of Sul, Portugal
Hello! We are François, Suzie & family and we are excited to welcome motivated volunteers to our project in the Magic Mountains of Portugal. If you like working hard, have dedication & skill, and are looking for an awesomely rewarding ......
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Join us in the forest of Alentejo, Portugal
Permaculture project with idea and space to create an eco-village. The quinta is located in Alto Alentejo 2 km from Portalegre. Fifteen hectares with magical forests and a beautiful valley provided by seventeen sources and several mines with ......
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