If you are from outside of the EU and planning to visit Portugal to work, volunteer or study, YOU WILL NEED THE CORRECT VISA. To find out more information you need to contact the embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.
Meaning of the colours:
Workawayers needed
Possibility that workawayers are needed
No availability
By default (toggle switch to the left) hosts who have both yellow AND green indicated for the months
you have selected will be shown. If you move the toggle to the right ONLY hosts who have indicated
green will be shown.
Meaning of this:
By default (toggle switch to the left) will show hosts who have ANY of the months you have chosen
marked as available. This means that some of the months might be marked red (no availability.) If
you need to see ALL of the months you have selected as available move the toggle to the right.
Hi, Jess here, I am living on Pico island in the Azores, the gorgeous Portuguese archipelago consisting of 9 volcanic islands. I moved here from the UK 7 years ago to be a whale watching and guide and now work as an English teacher. I live with 2 ......
I moved into my family house in a small village, just off Cartaxo, 3 years ago. Working from home for a company in Lisbon. Mum to 2 crazy puppies and a cuddly kitty. I live a simple lifestyle with the main goal of doing no harm to people, animal and ......
Hey there! we live next to a tiny village close to Sagres, in the beautiful and warm Algarve. I am a musician, and mother of a 8 year old girl and a boy of 2 years.
We share our home with my partner and 1 volunteer or a couple of such.
It lyes very ......
Hello, we are Polish-Slovak couple living with our two cats in a very calm area of island Madeira. I (Oktawia) am working remotely and my husband Tomas is renovating an old house we are living in. So we would love to host somebody who can help us ......
We fell in love with this land in 2023 mostly because of the epic waterfall. There are two rivers running through the 12 acres with multiple private swimming spots to choose from. We are in a beautiful valley with amazing views, and you can always ......
Hello, We are Ami & Samy.
Our project was born out of our mutual dream to live close to nature, completely off-grid, with a self-sustained but comfortable regenerative lifestyle. We found our dream land in Alentejo, between the picturesque hills ......
Heya :)
I'm Andrew, a 37 year old English guy, and have very recently bought a small quinta (just under 1 hectare) near to Sao Pedro do Sul in the Viseu area of central Portugal.
This is the very start of an exciting long term project where the ......
Imagine waking up each day in the heart of the Portuguese mountains, central Portugal, surrounded by lush nature, birdsong, and the quiet rhythm of the land. If you’re seeking a Workaway adventure that brings you back to balance and deeper ......
*Help with the horses and grape harvest? We are looking for a couple of strong volunteers to assist with the upcoming grape harvest. Mid to end September probably. Also is there anyone out there who is an experienced horse rider who would like to ......
**We need extra help after our land and infrastructure were damaged by recent wildfires - get in touch if you'd like to come and lend a hand.**
We are a family of six, originally from the UK. Since 2014, we have been living off-grid on a small ......
Hi, we are Carine (the Netherlands) and Ricardo (Portugal) and we are aiming to live an off-grid life at the coast in the north of Portugal. Our land lies between the Aveiro lagoon and the Atlantic ocean in a forest that ends at the beach. We live ......
LAST MINUTE help is needed for the community cooking breakfast team :) We are also looking for help on maintenance with interest in cob and earth building.
To start as soon as possible :)
*** From November 2025 until April 2026: general help in the ......
Hi, me and Sebastião live in a one-story house in the city of Olhão and we are mooving to Spain. We have 2 dogs and 1 bird. We need to take care of and make some improvements inside and outside the house, such as painting walls and taking care of ......
Hi there!
I live with my two daughters in a small wooden house I built myself, off-grid, in the middle of a 6-hectare cork oak forest near the village of Sonega, just 10 minutes from Porto Covo, on the Alentejo coast.
We live simply, close to ......
Hello, I'm Marije, I live with my 17 year old son in Portugal in our new wooden house! we love surfing, gardening and living close to the surfing capital of Europe, Peniche! we lead an outdoor life and are going to work on our garden as well as ......
Our quinta is a 5.5 hectare farm within secluded nature, yet a gentle 20 min walk through the vineyards to the nearby village of Carvalhal Redondo. Nelas with its large supermarkets and cafes is just 4 km away. We are Nicole (Dutch) and John ......
We are Catherine and Simon, our project involves the renovation of large farmhouse and 5 acres of surrounding land. Our aim is to create a retreat space for holistic practices like yoga and Qi Gong and creative workshops. We have been here for ......
We are an 11ha. Off-grid quinta nestled high in the Serra de São mamede Mountains. Our project has roots in salvage & recycling, art, sustainable forest management, permaculture, and so much more
We live in the Castelo Branco region/ Central Portugal since 2020. Covid brought us here and we fell in love with the area. We bought a piece of land (4 ha) and want to live a simple self-sufficient lifestyle. It is a long way to get there but with ......
We are a couple from Denmark that bought a farm in the beautiful Alentejo. The long term goal for the farm is to become a self-sufficient camping site, and also a community with room for everybody!
It has changed a lot in how many people we have ......
If you are from outside of the EU and planning to visit Portugal to work, volunteer or study, YOU WILL NEED THE CORRECT VISA. To find out more information you need to contact the embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.
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